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UK Labour government planned to socialize soccer

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Sick of foreign businessmen and oil magnates buying up the Premiership’s best, then driving them into the ground, the government has proposed some ways to put teams back in the hands of the fans. They’re all unworkable.

The proposals were included in the Labour party’s manifesto, which for those of us not versed in the UK’s political lingo, means they’re unenforceable, and likely nothing but a vote grab ahead of elections. But they do represent the rising tide of dissatisfaction with the way brand-name teams like Manchester United and Liverpool, as well as lowly Portsmouth, have been run.

The rich have gotten richer, all the while teams take on debt like sinking ships. It’s clear something has to be done, but Labour’s proposals are so radical, so illogical, that Adam Smith (himself probably a Hibernian fan) must be rolling in his grave.

There are two proposals, long on idealism and short on details.

Full story: Socialized Soccer: The Ill-Conceived Plan To Return English Football To The English – Premier League via Deadspin