Abstract
The Football Governance Bill sets out to establish a new Independent Football Regulator (IFR) for English men’s elite football. As these plans for a new regulator continue to unfold, research conducted by the Department of Criminology at The University of Manchester has found that the ownership structures of many English Premier League football clubs share characteristics with corporate structures which can be misused for the management of illicit finances, including money laundering. In this article, Dr Peter Duncan and Professor Nicholas Lord contend that part of the new regulator’s role should involve closer scrutiny of club ownership structures, especially where risky conditions are identified.
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Blog post |
| Media of output | Online |
| Publisher | policy@manchester |
| Place of Publication | Manchester |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Jan 2025 |