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"Honestly, whether it's in relation to Abramovich or Abu Dhabi coming in, what this all proves is that we need a regulator."
"Say no to the Super League, everybody. This is not yet finished until they are all in the mud."
"The IFBB should be representing something better than what we're doing now."
"I genuinely think that the football authorities know what good is."
"Football clubs are too important to not have better governance and more independence and more transparency."
"There's really no reason for the NCAA to exist... the idea of improper benefits belongs in the dust bin of history."
"This is corruption. There should be a system to make sure clubs get treated fairly." - Marcus Rashford
"FIFA's House of Cards finally began to fall."
"FIFA, now used by its corrupt Puppet Masters."
"I really don't think that they should be hosting a grand slam."
"I think it's funny... FIFA's always been a corrupt organization."
"There needs to be some accountability in football because I think some of the decisions we're getting are shocking."
"We've stopped the breakaway. The Super League is dead."
"To me, it's very important to try and keep the focus on the board."
"Skate Canada is extremely disappointed with International Skating Union's position."
"It's all right UK government are going to talk about it but it impacts us all because we're all if you know they're English clubs so I get it but ultimately not all clubs are supported by English fans or UK British fans."
"They are destroying football. That's what bothers me."
"It's not acceptable to put the hands of English football into the grasp of what would be Roman Abramovich, Daniel Levy, the Glazer family, JW Henry, etc."
"Football has prevailed... 99% of people in football didn't agree with this decision."
"One thing that is quite funny and like well, it's just mad is the fact that the main gripe about Abu Dhabi was they didn't stick to the rules." - Unnamed speaker
"50 plus one is the dream... Manchester United fans ultimately have control over the major decisions that affect our football club."
"Conferences have more Authority than the NCAA ever has."
"This isn't the usual route and I think that's the NCAA's problem."
"That creates a two-tier system, one for the biggest clubs in Europe that have done well in Europe and been there for many, many years, and another system for the rest."
"Hopefully this means that FEI is taking [expletive] more seriously."
"Bad commissioning, lax commissioning, or just not robust commissioning, that's a problem."
"FIFA was founded in 1904 as world football's governing body."
"Why should the drivers have any input why should the teams have any implementation make sense or they can fight their call for three hours because of course they're biased they let you say they just need a referee maybe that's the answer."
"I'm very uncomfortable with watching Man City because they've got a hundred charges hanging over them."
"Point deduction is the answer, they've set the precedent now."
"I believe the IOC failed. We didn't set the same precedent as it pertains to the Olympics. We got that all wrong."
"The rules are super inconsistent... The word unified has just become a farce at this point."
"The NCAA has continued to lose power over the years. Nobody's looking out for the greater good of the game."
"We will never progress until we remove the owners."
"Ultimately, if this was really for the benefit of the 132 nations that have never qualified for a World Cup, fine."
"Empower supporters with a version of the 50 plus one rule."
"It is inescapable that FIFA must rebuild itself or it will die."
"For FIFA to truly fall, it would require government intervention, a united community and a triple-A contender to rise from the ashes."
"The NCAA has had opportunity after opportunity to fix this problem, and they have refused."
"You can't give nine clubs power because they've been in the league for long. What's that mean?"
"At long last, it appears as though the bodies of football are getting together for the good of the game."
"We will not let populists interfere into the sport to decide about the future."
"The NCAA has effectively collapsed."