Rick Parry

Champions League reform does not threaten the future of the EFL Cup but the Football League is "realistic" about changes that might be needed to its format, says chairman Rick Parry. Key meetings involving the European Clubs' Association and Uefa this week could lead to agreement over the Champions League...

The government’s response to the fan-led review could be the catalyst to ending the impasse between the Premier League and the EFL on financial distribution from the top flight, EFL chairman Rick Parry believes.The response to the report published last November is expected before the end of the month, with an independent regulator for English football set to be endorsed within the response.The fan-led review, promised in the Conservatives’ 2019 General Election manifesto, was brought forward in the wake of the Super League launch a year ago.Whether the government endorses every recommendation of the fan-led review remains to be seen,...

Football League chairman Rick Parry has told Sky Sports there is a willingness to "work night and day to find a solution" to Derby's financial problems, in an exclusive interview. Derby face liquidation if administrators are unable to find a buyer, with legal action by Middlesbrough and Wycombe Wanderers said...

There are no plans to pause the English Football League because of Covid-19, says chairman Rick Parry. There have been 19 games postponed across the EFL this weekend because of a surge in cases. "If we think a circuit breaker will help we will do it but, at the moment,...

English Football League chair Rick Parry hopes the fan-led review of football governance can help provide the “fundamental financial reset” needed to safeguard the future of the game. Promised by the Government as part of its manifesto for the 2019 General Election, a panel, chaired by former Sports Minister Tracey...

The English Football League say it is willing to hold constructive discussions about the introduction of an independent regulator if it is tied into a more equitable distribution of the game's finances. There have been calls for change in English football after recent issues with financing, ownership and the abandoned...

Parry says EFL is “looking at different potential strategies”. 66-year-old wants EFL rights to be sold alongside the Premier League in return for lower league clubs securing 25% of revenue. Parry also reiterates call to end parachute payments. Rick Parry, chair of English Football League (EFL) body which oversees the...

Premier League B teams being introduced into the English Football League "is absolutely not something" that will happen, says EFL chairman Rick Parry. Parry is pushing for the EFL to receive a 25% share of the revenue from selling Premier League and EFL broadcast rights together. However, the B teams...

Introducing B teams to the EFL is “non-negotiable”, according to its chair Rick Parry He is looking to remove the cliff edge between the Premier League and the Championship, and is still pushing for the EFL to receive a 25 per cent cut of the revenue from selling Premier League and EFL rights together.However, he insists there is no possibility of the EFL allowing top-flight clubs to drop B teams into its competition as part of any improved settlement.I've spoken quite a lot about fresh ideas, new thinking, not having preconceived ideas, but I've got a preconceived idea about B...

Introducing Premier League B teams into the EFL is "non-negotiable", the league's chair Rick Parry has insisted. The idea, which was core to last year's rejected 'Project Big Picture', was recently reiterated by Pep Guardiola - manager of Manchester City, who are keen on the idea to help their development of young players.

EFL chair Rick Parry says it is too late for a discussion on the potential perils of sovereign wealth funds investing in football, saying: “That horse has bolted.”. Newcastle are now 80 per cent owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) following the completion of a takeover deal on Thursday.