"Richard Craig Scudamore" is the Chief Executive of the English football league system/highest tier of association football in England, the Premier League, a position he has held since November 1999.

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Their (Commission's) 50% rule is an intervention in the market that could lead to an artificial fall in revenues that would damage the quality of the game on the pitch, reduce the attractiveness of the game to stadium and TV fans, and hamper the ability of the game to invest in the community.

There are people who work very hard and very correctly to make this fantastic game work in this country. I think we owe it to them to nail these allegations once and for all.

Mike has a duty to the game to tell us exactly what he knows and if there's been any wrongdoing going on we will chase it down - we will deal with it appropriately.

Those comments and those concerns have been addressed.

We want to optimize value, but that doesn't necessarily mean the maximum bid will win.

I think everyone has been taken aback by the sheer enormity of events following the Indian Ocean earthquake.

This inquiry has the unanimous support of all 20 clubs, that is very important when you consider that matter.

We believe that the solution they are trying to impose on us could seriously damage the game at all levels, harming fans and their communities.