Football Governance Research Centre The State of the Game The Corporate Governance of Football Clubs 2005 Research Paper 2005 No. 3 The State of the Game Published by the: Football Governance Research Centre Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX Tel: 020 7631 6740 Fax: 020 7631 6872 www.football-research.bbk.ac.uk
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[email protected] Further copies are available for £25.00 (including post and packaging) (£5.00 for students, club officials and supporters’ trusts) from the FGRC. Also downloadable free of charge from www.football-research.bbk.ac.uk ISBN 0-9549012-4-X ISSN 1473-7884 Contents Page About the Authors ii Acknowledgements iii Preface by Lars-Christer Olsson, Chief Executive, UEFA iv Foreword by Brian Barwick, Chief Executive, The FA v Glossary of Terms vi Executive Summary viii Chapter 1. Introduction 1 1. Crisis or crossroads? 1 2. Regulatory response 2 3. The State of the Game 2005 findings 2 4. Conclusion: where’s the beef? 3 Chapter 2. Regulation and governance by the football authorities 5 1. ‘Subsidiarity’ and the governance of football 5 2. The Burns Review of the FA 6 2.1 The FA Board: composition and responsibilities 7 2.2 The FA Council 8 2.3 The relationship between Council and Board 9 2.4 The committee structure 9 2.5 ‘Subsidiarity’ and the structure of the FA 10 2.6 The Burns Review and regulation 12 2.7 Accountability of the ‘Regulation and Compliance Unit’ 13 2.8 Summary: the need for a better governed game 13 3.