When Europe’s superpower clubs unveiled their latest plans for a European Super League, former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville tweeted a simple, three-word response: ‘Independent Regulator Anyone?’
The urgent need for a regulator is a cause Neville is promoting with former FA chairman David Bernstein and ex-FA executive director David Davies.
Footballer-turned-pundit Neville believes it would protect the English game from power grabs and carve-ups at a European and national level.
Independent Regulator Anyone ? https://t.co/pQ9P1SKhNr
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) October 20, 2020
The trio launched their ‘Saving the Beautiful Game - Manifesto for Change’ last week, calling for an independent body to oversee the sport because, ‘we don’t trust football can govern itself’.