England faces being banned from its own Euros if Keir Starmer pushes ahead with football regulator reforms, Uefa warns

England could be banned from hosting Euro 2028 if Sir Keir Starmer pushes ahead with his plans to create a men’s football regulator, Uefa has warned.

A leaked copy of a letter from Uefa’s general secretary, Theodore Theodoridis to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, has warned against any ‘government interference in the running of football’. 

Labour has committed to implementing plans unveiled by the previous government for legislation to prevent top clubs forming breakaway leagues and curb financial mismanagement.

Sir Keir Starmer has committed to new rules preventing financial mismanagement of clubs and the forming of breakaway leagues

Uefa’s general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said it was a ‘fundamental requirement’ that the game remains free of governmental interference

In a letter to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, Mr Theodoridis warned that planned UK reforms could amount to state overreach 

But in his letter to Ms Nandy, Mr Theodiridis said that it was a ‘fundamental requirement’ that the game remained independent.

The Uefa chief pointed to potential rules requiring club owners to align with the UK’s ‘trade and foreign policy objectives’ as state overreach, the Times reported. 

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