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Stevens inquiry cleares several clubs
England - 29 November, 2006
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The Stevens inquiry has cleared several of the 39 outstanding transfers and since Lord Stevens Quest team gave its last report to the Premier League, several of the eight clubs that were still under investigation regarding transfer activity are believed to be cleared.
The Premier League clubs had voted not to name those who are still under suspicion but the League administrators are now under pressure to disclose which clubs have been cleared in the transfer inquiry.
Stevens's next report will not end the matter, but the clubs that have been cleared may insist the suspicion of every club come to an end.
The results of the investigation into 362 transfers, along with information about agents' activities, conflicts of interest and all aspects of the transfer business will be in the latest report. It will also have recommendations for the League to consider.
The Premier League's executive board, chairman Dave Richards, chief executive Richard Scudamore, and general secretary Mike Foster, will meet with representatives of Quest before coming up with its own suggestions on how to proceed with the results of the inquiry.
Scudamore will present the suggestions to the shareholder's board, which is comprised of the 20 clubs, and it will be up to the clubs to decide how to proceed with the findings regarding specific transfers.
If sufficient evidence of criminal activity is found, giving the Quest report to police would be one option that has not been ruled out.
A second option would be to give the report to the FA's compliance unit for investigation and a third option would be to request that the Stevens group conduct another investigation into the transfers that have not been cleared.
The investigation cost GBP 800,000, so the third option is not practical, but Scudamore wants to avoid any charges of keeping information from the inquiry.
Scudamore is determined to keep the report public and is aware of the damage that may be caused to the Premier League clubs affected by the transfer conduct. He feels that only a full investigation will end that suspicion.
The Premier League clubs had voted not to name those who are still under suspicion but the League administrators are now under pressure to disclose which clubs have been cleared in the transfer inquiry.
Stevens's next report will not end the matter, but the clubs that have been cleared may insist the suspicion of every club come to an end.
The results of the investigation into 362 transfers, along with information about agents' activities, conflicts of interest and all aspects of the transfer business will be in the latest report. It will also have recommendations for the League to consider.
The Premier League's executive board, chairman Dave Richards, chief executive Richard Scudamore, and general secretary Mike Foster, will meet with representatives of Quest before coming up with its own suggestions on how to proceed with the results of the inquiry.
Scudamore will present the suggestions to the shareholder's board, which is comprised of the 20 clubs, and it will be up to the clubs to decide how to proceed with the findings regarding specific transfers.
If sufficient evidence of criminal activity is found, giving the Quest report to police would be one option that has not been ruled out.
A second option would be to give the report to the FA's compliance unit for investigation and a third option would be to request that the Stevens group conduct another investigation into the transfers that have not been cleared.
The investigation cost GBP 800,000, so the third option is not practical, but Scudamore wants to avoid any charges of keeping information from the inquiry.
Scudamore is determined to keep the report public and is aware of the damage that may be caused to the Premier League clubs affected by the transfer conduct. He feels that only a full investigation will end that suspicion.
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