"We have specific rules that guard against this in order to guarantee the autonomy of sport and fairness of sporting competition; the ultimate sanction for which would be excluding the federation from UEFA and teams from competition," said UEFA general secretary Theodore Theodoridis. This statement underscores UEFA's commitment to maintaining the independence of football governance from government influence, highlighting the possible severe consequences for England's football involvement in UEFA competitions.
UEFA expressed concern regarding 'scope creep' by a regulator, asserting that this could impede effective governance across Europe. They underscored that all football regulation should typically be managed by national federations to avoid complications in overall football governance.
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