Key facts
- The Home Office said it was considering calls from the Metropolitan Police for clubs to pay football policing costs.
- Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told the London Assembly he wants the cost fully reimbursed by the "polluter."
- The Met spent approximately £12.3 million policing Premier League matches in London from August to December 2025, per the force.
- The force received less than £1.1 million in special police services payments over that period, it said.
- Lord Khan said he hoped the Met could receive "further support in relation to this important issue."
The Home Office is considering calls from London's Metropolitan Police to make Premier League clubs pay the cost of policing football, according to a report dated November 14, 2026.
Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told the London Assembly he wanted the policing cost of football matches reimbursed by the "polluter." "It's a big amount of police resources that are going to police football matches," he said. "I would like to see that fully reimbursed. I know the government's considering it."
The force said it spent approximately £12.3 million policing Premier League matches in London between August and December 2025 and received less than £1.1 million for its special police services during that time. London is home to 14 professional football clubs, the report said.
Lord Khan said he hoped the Met Police could receive "further support in relation to this important issue."