English football’s regulator: what will it do and why is independence needed? | Paul MacInnes

English football’s regulator: what will it do and why is independence needed? | Paul MacInnes

Recent financial chaos in domestic game has instigated Football Governance Bill and keeping clubs solvent is one of the priorities

In short: keep football clubs solvent. The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will have the ability to check that clubs have enough money to operate sustainably and take action if this is found not to be the case. It will try to work with clubs to fix problems, and with leagues too, but ultimately will have the power to deliver serious sanctions should it need to and will have the force of the law behind it.

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