Review of English football may seek to protect clubs from being relocated

Following the Super League debacle, a review will look at owners, finances and the role of fans

Six Premier League clubs joined the short-lived European Super League (John Walton/PA)

A wholesale review of the way English football is run will consider creating a new regulator, changing the “fit and proper person test” for owners and examine how to give fans a greater say in how their clubs are run.

The review, ordered in the wake of the European Super League debacle, will also consider interventions to protect clubs’ identities – including their location and team badges.