TORY leader Kemi Badenoch has been accused of scoring an “own goal” over football’s independent regulator.

Badenoch described the regulator as a “waste of money” on the Telegraph’s Daily T podcast on Monday.

The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA), which has long pushed for an independent regulator, said in a statement yesterday: “It’s curious that Kemi Badenoch now opposes the regulator, as we have seen correspondence she sent to a constituent a couple of years ago when she said ‘I support these reforms’. This is what’s known in football as an own goal, Kemi.