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The British independent football regulator released an industry report, revealing that the financial structure of the English Football League system is fragile, with clubs suffering long-term losses and relying on continued capital injections from shareholders to maintain operations.
China News Service, London, October 13 (Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu) The British independent football regulatory agency released the latest industry report on the 13th, warning that the English Football League system as a whole faces severe financial risks, the industry's financial structure is fragile, and the vast majority of clubs have been operating at a loss for a long time, and their survival is highly dependent on continued capital injections from shareholders.
The report's core data shows that as many as 94% of clubs in England's fifth-tier football league are losing money. Among them, the problems of the English Football Association's subordinate leagues and national league teams are outstanding. Nearly two-thirds of the clubs are technically insolvent and lack the ability to make independent blood. Regulators bluntly stated that a large number of small and medium-sized clubs have extremely poor risk resistance and will be unable to maintain normal operations once they lose the financial support of their owners.
British Minister of Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Nandy pointed out that the report fully exposed the long-term financial chaos accumulated in English football and confirmed the long-term concerns of the fan group. Many clubs may fall into crisis at any time due to poor management and financial losses.
In order to resolve systemic risks in the industry, regulatory agencies have launched rectification plans, requiring strengthening cost control, standardizing financial operations, establishing emergency plans for capital withdrawal, and improving the overall sustainability of the industry. The Premier League expressed its support for the reform framework and agreed that it must improve the income distribution mechanism while supporting a strict financial supervision system. (over)

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