When the Regulator Asks Questions: What Ongoing Events at West Ham Raise for Every Boardroom On 21 August 2026, The Times reported on the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) and West Ham United. It reports that the regulator has contacted Essex Police and the FA. Those contacts form part of enquiries into whether David […]
Pattern, Not Incident: What Spygate Reveals About Football Club Governance Culture “A contrived and determined plan from the top down.” Those are not our words. They are the independent commission’s in the EFL’s written reasons published on 21 May 2026 (EFL, 2026; Sky Sports, 2026b). The reasons explain why the EFL expelled Southampton […]
The Owners and Directors Test: What’s Changed and Why The ODSE test for football clubs is already in force. It came into effect on 12 December 2025, making it the first element of the IFR’s new regulatory regime to become operational (Morgan Lewis, 2026). If your club has not yet assessed its exposure, it should. […]
