The chief executive of England’s new independent football regulator, Richard Monks, said he is prepared to immediately take action against unsuitable owners and crack down on financial engineering.

The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will make the English game more attractive to investors, raise ownership standards and drive down borrowing costs for clubs, according to its new chief ...

Time is ticking for poor football owners as the Independent Football Regulator will be able to investigate unsuitable club bosses from next week. The Independent Football Regulator was set up ...

The Independent Football Regulator has already begun holding talks over specific prospective buyers of English clubs, including Sheffield Wednesday. The IFR will assume responsibility from the English ...

As introduced in our 23 April 2026 article “England’s New Independent Football Regulator: Are You on the Ball?,” the Football Governance Act 2025 (Act) represents a landmark shift for English football ...

The first part of the owners, directors, and senior executives (ODSE) regime came into force on 12 December 2025 and was hailed by Independent Football Regulator (IFR) Chief Executive Richard Monks as ...