Chelsea and the rest of the Premier League clubs have all agreed to sign a new owners’ charter, according to reports.
This week the Premier League held its Annual General Meeting, in which representatives from each club come together and have the chance to propose any new rules or amendments they wish to see.
The Blues’ new owner Todd Boehly, who completed the takeover of the club alongside Clearlake Capital, is believed to have attended the meeting alongside Behdad Eghbali, who is the co-founder of the investment firm.
Such a meeting signals the pending start of the new season, with the league entering its 31st campaign since it formed in 1992.
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According to The Mirror, Chelsea and the rest of the 19 Premier League clubs agreed to sign a new owners’ charter when they met earlier in the week.
Included in the charter is equal votes for all the clubs on any key decisions that will be made, as well as an anti-discriminatory charter that will help to continue the fight against any forms of racism, sexism and homophobia in the sport.
As well as this, the clubs have agreed to sporting merit which will therefore see sides unable to qualify for the Champions League via a coefficient system, and they are in favour of ‘fully open competition’ in the league.
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The charter was originally proposed due to the introduction of the European Super League last spring and would be used in order to keep the ‘Big Six’ sides ‘in check’.
However it was delayed as a result of UEFA working to finalise the details of the new Champions League format, which will begin in 2024/25 season.
Coefficient places that would have been decided on previous success in the competition were one of the ideas raised in previous plans, meaning some clubs from the Premier League could still be able to enter if they didn't finish in the top four spots in the league.
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A new charter has now been able to be agreed to by the Premier League sides due to UEFA dropping the coefficient idea, with all those in the English top flight coming together to sign it.
It is also believed that the clubs at the meeting discussed other issues surrounding the league as they prepare for the new season.
One big decision that was made was to agree to the capping of away ticket prices to £30 for all supporters, as well as talks on the recent rise in cases of crowd violence, with ‘away stewards’ now being introduced to help try and identify those who may cause trouble at matches.
Topics: Chelsea, Football, Premier League
Robert Calcutt