Why Squad Cost Ratio rules can’t afford to ruin joy of Premier League Sport Business Trevor Watkins, global head of sport at Pinsent Masons and Former director and chairman of AFC Bournemouth, discusses why changes in Premier League football’s financing rules cannot afford to ruin the sport With the Christmas period behind us, the traditional festive season of football fixtures – once a full list on Boxing Day but now [...]
Former FCA and EY bigwig named football regulator chief executive Sport Business Former FCA and EY bigwig Richard Monks has been named chief executive of the Independent Football Regulator. The appointment of the former Big Four partner comes after confirmation of media rights advisor David Kogan being named chairman. Monks is the first executive appointment made by the Independent Football Regulator after the Football Governance Bill passed [...]
Nandy warns Kogan indecision having real-world consequences Sport Business Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has warned that the limbo over David Kogan’s appointment as head of the Independent Football Regulator is “obviously having real-world consequences”. Media rights expert Kogan was named the preferred candidate for the newly created role of chair of the IFR, after the Football Governance Bill passed through parliament this year. But [...]