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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
I don't disagree with your sentiment about the proposed changes.
It's simply that this is a stretch too far for government to get involved. The football governing bodies should be handling this.
I don't want to give the Guvmin more powers to stiff legitimate businesses which is what this breakaway would be.
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As of this evening it’s unclear whether the governing bodies actually have the power to sanction the players in the way that has been threatened. It would amount to a denial of their right to work. If there isn’t a basis in legislation such action could be unlawful. At worst it could be outright illegal.
If the powers the governing bodies need are unclear, the government has to get involved, because that is the only way to put legislation before parliament quickly enough.
PM on Radio 4 is reporting that Boris thinks there *might* be sufficient legislation in place already to allow the relevant governing bodies to block this, but if it turns out there isn’t, he is prepared to legislate. The question is what happens in the grey area between sports and competition legislation.
Also, you know the excreta has impacted upon the air circulation system when Radio 4 news leads on a sports story.