Labour asks government to deliver manifesto pledge of ‘fan-led review’

The Labour Party has called on the government to “deliver on its manifesto pledge to football fans” by implementing a review into the reform of the game.

The sustainability of the football pyramid has been called into question amid the Covid-19 crisis, while long-running issues over governance contributed to Wigan Athletic’s dramatic slump into administration this past month.

The government had promised a “fan-led” review into the structures of the national game in its election manifesto last year but has yet to commission the review or draw up its terms of reference.

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