RPC launches its Independent Football Regulator (IFR) Guide

The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been introduced to regulate the financial sustainability of clubs and the leagues in which they compete, and applies to 116 clubs across the top five men’s professional leagues.

RPC's award winning Sports team has launched an online, easy to navigate IFR Guide, designed to keep clubs informed on all things IFR. Find digestible content to help you keep up to speed with developments relating to the IFR and the implementation and impact of the Football Governance Act 2025.

The IFR Guide covers the following areas:

• Background to the IFR and the impact of the Football Governance Act
• Timeline, including details of when to prepare for key milestones
• What the IFR does and cannot do
• The IFR's enforcement powers and potential sanctions
• How to challenge a decision either through request for an internal review or by appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal
• Regular news and updates
• An easy to use index to all publicly available documents from the IFR.

You can access the guide here. Bookmark the link and it will be updated as and when changes or developments happen.