Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 303
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Football Spectators (2025 FIFA Club World Cup Control Period) Order 2025
Made
6th March 2025
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2025
Coming into force
2nd April 2025
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(6) of the Football Spectators Act 1989(1).
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (2025 FIFA Club World Cup Control Period) Order 2025 and comes into force on 2nd April 2025.
(2) In this Order, “the Tournament” means the external tournament(2) known as the 2025 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)(3) Club World Cup in the United States of America.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Control Period
2.—(1) In relation to the Tournament, the period described in paragraph (2) is the control period for the purposes of Part 2 of the Football Spectators Act 1989.
(2) The period is the period beginning on 9th June 2025, being five days before the day of the first football match which is included in the Tournament, and ending when the last football match included in the Tournament is finished or cancelled (which, subject to scheduling amendment, is due to be 13th July 2025).
Diana Johnson
Minister of State
Home Office
6th March 2025
1989 c. 37. Section 14 was substituted by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (c. 25) and amended by section 103(1) and (2)(a) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26). There are other amendments not relevant to this Order.
“External Tournament” is defined in section 14(3) of the Football Spectators Act 1989. Section 14(3) was amended by section 103(1) and (2)(a) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009.
FIFA means Fédération Internationale de Football Association, which is an organisation entered in the register of companies under the Swiss civil code with registered number CHE-107.301.064, and address FIFA-Strasse 20, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland.