The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has beenThe Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has beenestablished to protect and promote the sustainabilityestablished to protect and promote the sustainabilityof English football, for the benefit of fans and the localof English football, for the benefit of fans and the localcommunities that football clubs serve.communities that football clubs serve.
The Independent Football Regulator's core objectives:
Protect and promote the financial soundness of regulated football clubs
Protect and promote financial resilience of English football
Safeguard the heritage of English football
Our Current Status
The IFR has been created as a result of the Football Governance Act receiving Royal Assent on 21 July 2025. The Act and subsequent establishment of the IFR represents the biggest change to the governance of English club football since the creation of the Premier League in 1992.
The following sets out what clubs can expect over the next two years:
