12 November 2024

Fair Game’s team of experts have studied the Football Governance Bill and have identified 19 amendments.

Click here to download an outline of the 19

17 September 2024

Fair Game's ground-breaking comprehensive 135-page analysis produced by experts Mick Totten, Steve Radley and Fin Watkinson outlines in detail what effective fan engagement is.

To read the full report click here. For the Executive Summary click here.

8 September 2024

This 36-page detailed report written by Aaryaman Banerji, Adam Davis and Joshua Price looks at the importance of owners in the English football pyramid, with a sharp focus on three clubs: Chelsea, Derby County and Middlesbrough

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4 September 2024

The comprehensive document, outlines the six areas that need to be tweaked to improve the old Football Governance Bill to ensure it delivers the fairer future for football we all want to see.

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17 July 2024

Fair Game’s team of experts have mapped in depth the financial problems in our National Game and have also produced a guide on why amendments are needed to the previous Bill and crucially where they should go.

Read it all here

17 July 2024

Fair Game’s team of legal experts have addressed our eight concerns and have produced an off-the-shelf version of the Bill.

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14 May 2024

The 30-page document outlines Fair Game’s concerns over the Football Governance Bill and explains in detail where changes can be made to improve it

The submission can be downloaded here.

8 May 2024

This nine-page document is the culmination of months of analysis and outlines what a new Owners’ and Directors’ Test must cover if it is to be truly effective.

You can download the report here.

22 April 2024

Fair Game’s detailed analysis looks at the growing financial gaps at every level of the football pyramid. The analysis compares divisions on wage spend and revenue since the start of parachute payments. And Also presents how the gap can be tackled.

You can read the full briefing here.

16 February 2024

This position paper is the result of months of hard-work by Lowr, Fossil Free Football and Fair Game. It builds on the Green Football Weekend and explains why an incoming football regulator should oversee environmental sustainability in our National Game

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4 January 2024

Fair Game’s team of experts have analysed numerous regulatory frameworks and consulted with both Fair Game clubs and stakeholders to produce a framework outlining what parameters must be met to ensure the incoming regulator is a success.

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21 December 2023

Fair Game’s comprehensive governance code for Football in England. The 43-page code is split into three tiers and is based on best practice from other regulatory frameworks and advice from Fair Game clubs.

You can download the code here.

16 November 2023

The two-page short-briefing document lohere oks at the various points outlined in the King’s Speech. The document rates each of the eight steps outlined in the background notes and also points out other areas that need to be included in a new regulator.

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17 September 2023

There are seven proposed financial models on how to distribute the £3.19bn worth of broadcasting funding given to English football each year. Fair Game’s experts have crunched the numbers to provide an easy to digest guide on what it means and how clubs would benefit under each model

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14 September 2023

Fair Game’s comprehensive 11-page briefing in response to the Government’s Policy Paper. The briefing outlines how the Paper scores against Fair Game’s key 11 tests and outlines the requirements for a fairer financial flow in football

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23 July 2023

The Fair Game Index is the most comprehensive survey of football clubs in the English football pyramid ever undertaken. The 28-page report, The state of the nation’s favourite game: an analysis of club sustainability, details how the club’s in the top four divisions of the English football pyramid rate.

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31 March 2023

This 46-page document outlines Fair Game’s detailed response to the Government’s targetted consultaion on football governance.

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23 February 2023

This briefing looks at eight key elements of the Government’s White Paper A sustainable future - reforming club football governance.

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21 February 2023

This short briefing spells out the problems with football’s financial flow.

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30 January 2023

This short explainer spells out exactly how parachute and solidarity payments work

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8 March 2022

The 22-page ground-breaking report, The Gender Divide That Fails Football’s Bottom Line, details the commercial case for gender equality.

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2021

Fair Game’s two-year strategy outlines our objectives for 2022 to 2024.

The four objectives are:
Turning our manifesto into reality
Being a voice for clubs
Protect the future of football
Developing Fair Game UK

Click here to download the full details

9 September 2021

The 48-page manifesto, Putting Pride Back In The Shirt, details solutions to various problems within football, including the owners and directors test, financial sustainability, protecting the heritage of clubs, a fairer distribution of TV revenues, opposing the European Super League, and tackling discrimination.

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7 July 2021

The 66-page document, Solutions for Our National Game, was the result of months of workshops and detailed research and identified nine key issues each one was examined in depth by Fair Game’s team of experts and potential solutions put forward

Click here to download the full report