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A few foreign owners of English Premier League clubs want to abolish the rule of relegation from the top league.
According to the head of the League Managers' Association (LMA) Richard Bevan, if in the future more teams come under the influence of foreign millionaires and form the necessary majority, this rule could be changed. However, it is hoped that this will be prevented.
"We hope that clubs will have to go through licensing procedures," said Bevan. "Because even now representatives of some clubs owned by foreigners talk about how to avoid relegation to a lower league. If four or five more such individuals appear, anything could happen."
He added: "Americans, of course, would like certain privileges, which would mean that teams from the second league would not rise and those from the Premier League would not fall."
Currently, foreigners control half of the clubs in the Premier League, from which three teams withdraw after each season by occupying the last three places. According to the current rules, at least 14 out of 20 teams must approve the reforms.
The FA plans that the application of the licensing process would help fight clubs' financial problems, abolish the assumptions of avoiding paying taxes, and similar issues.
