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UK and EU Banking and Finance Weekly Update: Football Governance Act, NSIA reforms, EU green bond disclosures, FCA PMB 57, derivatives jurisdiction and arbitration cases, OFSI sanctions—31 July 2025

Published on: 31 July 2025

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  • Football Governance Act
  • Lending
  • Sustainable finance
  • Debt capital markets
  • Derivatives
  • Sanctions
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Football Governance Act

Football Governance Act 2025 comes into force

The Football Governance Act 2025 (FGA 2025) creates the Independent Football Regulator (IFR), setting out a framework for licensing football clubs, for arrangements governing the allocation of revenues received by organisers of football competitions, and for related purposes. It took partial effect on 21 July 2025, with full commencement to follow on such day or days as the Secretary of State may specify by Regulations. Of particular relevance to finance lawyers advising on deals involving football clubs is FGA 2025, s 46. This provides that a regulated club, or any body that has been a regulated club within the preceding five years, must inform the IFR where it considers there is a reasonable prospect of disposing of any interest in its home ground, or of using any interest in its home ground as security for a debt or other liability. Any such transaction may proceed only with the IFR’s prior approval...

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