Follow usThe Premier League has tightened its rules in order to disallow those, who have committed a human rights abuse in any shape or form to run a club.
Individuals who are subject to UK government sanctions will also be banned.
The Premier League has expanded his list of criminal offences such as violence, corruption, fraud, tax evasion and hate crimes that would lead to instant disqualification.
If a owner is found guilty of any of those crimes then he would be immediately stripped off his ownership and will not be allowed to participate in the Premier League.
The new rules come at a time when many teams are experiencing a change in ownership and there have been concerns that the new owners might have succumbed to these methods.
One such example is Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim, who is among the bidders for Manchester United takeover. It is well known that in Qatar homosexuality is forbidden and that has raised concerns in the LGBT groups that the primary investments will come from the Middle East.
Similar case could be made about last year’s Newcastle takeover from Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF). The Premier League back then approved the deal as it was given ‘legally binding assurances’ that the Saudi government is not involved in the club’s takeover.
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