Member

We now move from process to purpose. The regulator will be tested quickly. The Premier League and its clubs will engage positively and constructively, but it will also defend what makes our competition great. As we enter this critical new phase in the context of all the challenges I have set out, the Government should also consider their approach to our national game. We must move away from layering on new risks, more friction and additional costs. We can no longer treat the Premier League as a bottomless well of money or a political target, because the Premier League is not just a domestic institution; it is a special national asset that belongs to its millions of passionate fans, and its success powers the whole pyramid, the deepest and best funded in the world. Let us regulate it with care, not complacency. Let us preserve its global leadership position. Let us ensure that, in doing so, this new regime does not weaken English football but strengthens it for generations to come.