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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Media executive set to be named chair of new independent football regulator

The football regulator will hold key powers within English football - (Getty Images)

David Kogan has been selected as the Government's preferred candidate to chair football's new independent regulator.

Kogan, who has previously advised the Premier League and the EFL on television rights deals in a 45-year career as a media executive, business leader and corporate advisor, is now set to head up the watchdog intended to ensure football clubs in the top five tiers are financially sustainable.

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