How are they going to align that with UEFA? For all the cryarsing from the likes of Villa and Forest, the PL is only following the path set from UEFAs FFP rules.
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I donāt quite understand it as what I read it suggested they would more align with it.
David Kogan to lead Britainās Independent Football Regulator.
https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/kogan-lead-britains-independent-football-regulator-2025-10-06/
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Have to see how he does, but my thought is that the last thing that role needs is someone seeing it through the prism of broadcasting.
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I vaguely know David so I canāt comment really.
Spill the beans, Matty.
We love a good gossip around here.
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Heās a nice guy to be honest. I only know him through Labour circles
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Regulatory expert Richard Monks had been appointed as chief executive of the newly established Independent Football Regulator (IFR), tasked with overseeing governance and financial sustainability in English soccer.
Monks, a former executive at EY and the Financial Conduct Authority, will lead the independent regulator as it begins implementing reforms under the Football Governance Act, including powers to intervene in club ownership and licensing.
IFR chair David Kogan, appointed on Monday to the role, said Monksā appointments demonstrates the regulator is āhitting the ground running.ā
Monks said: āMy full focus will be on building the organisation and regulatory regime that delivers the right result for the football pyramid and its millions of fans, and supporting clubs throughout the process.ā
He has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial regulation sector, holding seniors roles at the FCA - Britainās financial watchdog - and its predecessor, focusing on strategy, policy and supervision.
The government previously said the act would establish the IFR and a new set of rules to protect clubs, along with empowering fans and keeping clubs at the heart of their communities.
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Hmmm:
To cover the extra costs, Premier League clubs have reportedly agreed to raise the transfer levy applied to all top-flight deals from 4% to 6%. The Guardian reported this week that Manchester City were initially opposed to increasing the levy.
The belief that the Premier Leagueās riches could be shared more effectively across the game helped lead in part to the creation of the Independent Football Regulator, which came into being last year. The regulator has played no direct part in the negotiations, but has a ābackstopā power to force a settlement if none is agreed.
Tasked with improving teamsā financial sustainability, the IFR outlined six areas of concern around financial risk, and urged clubs to put robust contingency plans in place in case owner funding is withdrawn.
Despite years of talks, the Premier League and EFL are yet to agree a new funding settlement that would see the top flight share more money with the rest of the pyramid.
The report also found:
The average Premier League club now earns more than eight times the average Championship side
The existing system of parachute payments paid by the Premier League to Championship clubs who have been relegated ācontributes to the incentives for Championship clubs to overspend which drives up player wage inflationā
Net transfer debt is going up and deferred transfer payments and transfer financing create links between clubs, owners and lenders which increases āthe potential for financial stress to spread across the gameā.
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I just caught a bit of an interview the BBC did with David Kogan. When asked how he would deal with any attempt at political interference (following a question about Burnhamās āconcerned to lose themā comments) , he replied without hesitation ; āI would resign.ā
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Which is the reason why it is such a bad argument that fails to engage with the whole point of sustainability regulations that as long as Cityās owners can afford it then there is no problem with them pumping their own money in. Spending regulations are not about one club doing a Leeds. Itās about how that external money impacts the entire footballing pyramid raising costs for everyone in ways that cannot be sustained by organic revenue.
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