Andy Burnham wants tighter controls on club ownership. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid
The culture secretary, Andy Burnham, has backed Sepp Blatter’s call for tighter rules on club ownership and insists it is vital to restore “confidence” among supporters.
The Fifa president appeared before MEPs at the European Union yesterday when he claimed investment in football was “out of [...]

Matt Prior celebrates Engalnd’s victory against South Africa. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images
England captain Kevin Pietersen has backed Matt Prior to solve England’s long-term wicketkeeping problem after he hit an unbeaten 45 and took six catches in England’s 10-wicket victory over South Africa in the second match of the NatWest Series at Trent Bridge.
The performance equaled [...]