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Stars including Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker write to Government in bid to set up independent football regulator that would outlaw any future attempts to abandon traditional pyramid after failed Super League plans

The Government will come under major pressure on Monday morning from some of English football's biggest names to establish an independent football regulator.

In an open letter signed by Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Lineker and Jamie Carragher among others, Whitehall is being urged to launch an Ofcom-style body to regulate the sport.

The move comes weeks after the Big Six's failed plan to join a European Super League.

Jamie Carragher is among the stars to have written to the Government calling for the establishment of an independent football regulator
Carragher's Sky Sports colleague Gary Neville has joined him in signing the open letter

The document calls on the Government to outlaw any future attempts from clubs to abandon the traditional football pyramid, and provides fans with the opportunity to sign a petition backing calls to introduce an overarching regulatory body.