The Morecambe MP has met with England football legend Stuart Pearce as she continues to push for a new independent regulator for the sport.
Lizzi Collinge met and spoke to the former England international - who was also briefly caretaker manager of the national team - at an event in Parliament.
Pearce, nicknamed 'Psycho' during his playing career due to his uncompromising style on the field, won 78 caps for England, scoring five goals, and played in the sides who reached the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup and 1996 European Championships.
He managed Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, and was England caretaker manager in 2012, as well as England Under 21s manager and coach of the Great Britain Olympic football team at the London games in 2012.
“It was great to meet Stuart, learn more about grassroots football and mention to him the work I am doing on football governance," said Ms Collinge, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale.
“Teams like Morecambe FC need a strong regulatory framework to ensure owners are fit for purpose and that fans are properly engaged.
"I have joined the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Football Supporters and I am working with fellow MPs to push for our manifesto commitment of a new Independent Football Regulator to be put in place as soon as possible.
“Shrimps fans deserve to have a strong system that supports football at every league level and to be assured of the long term sustainability of local clubs.”
The event was run by England's largest sport charity The Football Foundation and was about grassroots football, and was followed by an event run by Fair Game, a group of clubs who have joined together to campaign for better football governance.
Morecambe FC has been at the centre of an ownership controversy, having been up for sale for two years amid repeated calls for owners Bond Group Investments to sell the club.
In July's King's Speech, plans were outlined for the new Labour government to revive proposals for a new independent football regulator in England, by promising to reintroduce the Football Governance Bill.
The Bill was first introduced by the previous Conservative government in March 2024, but fell in May when the general election was called, as it had not gone through all the necessary stages of the parliamentary process.
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