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Football watchdog consults on backstop costs amid fears of New Deal stalemate

skynews.com · 3hShare

English football’s regulator is consulting on rules that will further intensify the cost pressure on clubs if the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) fail to reach agreement on a landmark financial redistribution deal.

First report: EFL board holds talks about Premier League's £1.5bn bid to avert watchdog's 'backstop' deal — news.sky.com, 1d