Football needs an independent regulator to avoid a repeat of what has happened at Chelsea and other clubs, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has said.

Dorries told MPs on Thursday that the government is committed to bringing forward legislation to create a new regulator "very soon".

An independent regulator was one of the recommendations of the fan-led review published last November, with further detail on the regulator's remit set to be included in a white paper coming out in the summer.

Dorries warned those who oppose an independent regulator that one was definitely coming, and told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee: "We've reached a pivotal point with football.

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