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‘FUND IS NEEDED TO HELP FANS’ BID TO OWN’

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The LeaguePaper Team
2 May 2021

By Tom Blackett

AN INDEPENDENT trust has called for a new £400m fund to be generated to help football fans buy their clubs and take back control of the game.
A new report from Power to Change – which supports communities to take ownership of the buildings, places and businesses that matter to them – has urged the Government to put a Community Club Ownership Trust at the heart of football reforms as part of its new review following the failed European Super League.
The £400m warchest could be used to purchase clubs in crisis or when they come up for sale.
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