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((Short description|British football executive))
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'''Richard Masters''' is a British football executive. He is the current chief executive of the [[Premier League]], the [[English football league system|highest tier of association football]] in England.

==Biography==
Masters has two sons.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/2020/02/how-will-new-premier-league-chief-executive-richard-masters-reshape-football |title=How will new Premier League chief executive Richard Masters reshape football |publisher=New Statesman |date= |accessdate=2020-11-07))</ref>

Masters' early education consisted of attending the [[Independent school|independent]] [[Solihull School]], which led to him identifying as an [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] supporter.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/richard-masters-var-aston-villa-17408653 |title=The Aston Villa fan with the biggest Premier League job of all |publisher=Birmingham Mail |date= |accessdate=2020-08-10))</ref> He later studied for a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] Economics and Geography degree at [[University College London]].<ref name="LinkIn">((cite web|date=|title=Richard Masters Chief Executive at the Premier League|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/richard-masters-2a615310|website=|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=2020-08-10))</ref>

Earlier in his career, he was the Marketing Manager for [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] from 1994 to 2000, before serving as Commercial Director for the [[Football League|English Football League]] from 2001 to 2006. He moved to the Premier League in 2006 where he became the Director of Sales and Marketing, holding the position from January 2006 until November 2018.<ref name=LinkIn/>

==Premier League==
Richard Masters was appointed as the Chief Executive of the Premier League in November 2019.<ref name=LinkIn/> This followed a year-long interim period in the position, after the previous incumbent [[Richard Scudamore]] resigned in December 2018.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/07/richard-scudamore-stand-down-as-executive-chairman-of-the-premier-league-football |title=Richard Scudamore to stand down as Premier League executive chairman |work=The Guardian |accessdate=2020-08-12))</ref> Masters' role of Chief Executive was created after Richard Scudamore's Executive Chairman role was split into the two roles of Chief Executive and Chair following Scudamore's resignation.<ref name="FT">((cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6bafdd69-856a-4aec-a7f5-f554fe856482 |title= Premier League names Gary Hoffman as chair   |publisher=Financial Times |accessdate=2020-08-14))</ref> Whilst [[Alison Brittain]] was appointed as the latest Chair on 26 July 2022,<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2690490 |title= Alison Brittain appointed Premier League Chair   |publisher=Premier League |accessdate=2024-01-15))</ref> Masters retains authority as holding the highest position at the Premier League, with his other responsibilities including leading negotiations on new media rights contracts, resolving club disputes and ownership issues, as well as overseeing operations.<ref name=NYTimes/>

Masters was the Premier League's fourth choice for the role, following a protracted recruitment process that involved [[Susanna Dinnage]], [[Tim Davie]] and David Pemsel all being offered - but later declining - the position ahead of him.<ref name="BBC">((cite web|date=|title=Premier League chief executive Richard Masters given job on permanent basis|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50756062|accessdate=2020-08-10|publisher=BBC))</ref><ref name="NYTimes">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/sports/soccer/premier-league-ceo.html |title=The Long Search to Fill Soccer's Biggest, Toughest Job |work=The New York Times|accessdate=2020-08-12))</ref> There were also accusations that the biggest teams in the Premier League held too much influence over the process, with Liverpool and Manchester United alleged to have held private talks with candidates chosen by the Premier League's official nominating committee, before deciding whether or not to enact their unofficial veto over the decision.<ref name=NYTimes/>

===Newcastle United Takeover===
((Main|2021 takeover of Newcastle United))

On 9 September 2020, Masters was accused by Newcastle United of not "acting appropriately" in relation to the Premier League's blocking of the [[2021 takeover of Newcastle United|attempted takeover of the club]] by a consortium consisting of [[Amanda Staveley|PCP Capital Partners]], [[Reuben Brothers]] and the [[Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/club-statement-1/ |title=Club statement|publisher= Newcastle United |accessdate=2020-09-09))</ref> This was following accusations from the consortium that the Premier League had deliberately misapplied their Owners' and Directors' test in order to frustrate the deal, due to improper influence from various third parties to block it.<ref>((cite web|url=https://theathletic.co.uk/1963915/2020/07/30/amanda-staveley-the-premier-league-impossible-ridiculous-newcastle-united-interview/ |title= Amanda Staveley: The Premier League made it so hard. Impossible. It's ridiculous |publisher= The Athletic |accessdate=2020-08-14))</ref> On the 29th September 2021, a Competition Appeal Tribunal heard that Masters and the Premier League "Abused its position" after it was "improperly influenced" by outside agencies such as the Qatari owned media outlet, BeIN Sports.

On 28 March 2023, Masters told the MPs that he could not comment on whether [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle]]'s connection with Saudi Arabia was being reinvestigated following a US court case, which described the Saudi PIF as “"a sovereign instrumentality of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”. The court case also said about the PIF Governor and the Newcastle chairman, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, that he is “a sitting minister of the government” with “sovereign immunity”. It raised concerns about the degree of independence between PIF and Newcastle.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230328-premier-league-can-t-say-if-newcastle-ownership-probe-exists|title=Premier League can't say if Newcastle ownership probe exists|accessdate=28 March 2023|website=HRW))</ref>

===Coronavirus crisis===
On 9 September 2020, Masters told the [[BBC]] that it was "absolutely critical" for fans to be allowed back into stadiums to watch Premier League matches as soon as possible, as Premier League clubs stood to suffer £700m in lost revenue if the [[2020–21 Premier League|2020–21 season]] (running from 12 September 2020 to 23 May 2021) was played behind closed doors.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/amp/football/54091729 |title= Premier League chief Richard Masters says it is 'absolutely critical' fans return  |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2020-09-22))</ref> However, on 22 September 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that spectators would continue to be banned from attending all sporting events in England until the end of March 2021, at the earliest.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/54246745 |title= Coronavirus: Fans may not be able to return to sporting events until at least end of March  |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2020-09-22))</ref>

==== PSR Crisis ====
Masters, during a session of a CMS parliamentary select committee described Nottingham Forest and Everton Football Clubs as ‘small clubs’, prompting a furious reaction from fans and media alike. <ref>((Cite web |last=UK Government |date=26 January 2024 |title=Football governance: CMS Committee writes to Premier League and Sports Minister |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/378/culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/199596/football-governance-cms-committee-writes-to-premier-league-and-sports-minister/ |access-date=26 January 2024))</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:British chief executives]]
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[[Category:Premier League office holders]]

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