• Premier League selfish and greedy, says ex-United player
• Parliament to debate football regulator ‘within weeks’

The Premier League has acted like a “bully” in its dealings over extra money for the football pyramid, Gary Neville has said. Talks over a new deal on television money between the Premier League and the EFL have been on hold since March, with no sign of imminent resumption.

Football’s independent regulator is very likely be given “backstop” powers to settle the dispute, with the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, stating on Monday that the legislation to bring forward the regulator would be introduced to parliament “within a matter of weeks”.