The EFL chair was speaking to the Guardian before legislation for an independent football regulator returns to parliament today, potentially ending a four-year process of change. The EFL "embraces" stronger financial regulation, according to Parry, but he continues to argue it must come alongside greater financial redistribution from the Premier League, a goal not achieved despite years of negotiation and government pressure.
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