Football needs democracy to survive its first recession

Ambition and Finance have to coincide for a successful football club, as football faces its first recession according to the Chief Executive of Supporters Direct, David Boyle, writes Marc Johnson.

The final speaker of the first day at the Play the Game world sport conference spoke of the fleeting sustainability in English football, claiming “the game will struggle” because of two factors: ownership structure and the failure to regulate.

SOURCE: CUToday