English football ‘dangerously exposed’ says IFR report

The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has published a 'State of the Game' report examining English football over the past 18 months. It concludes that the game's finances are dangerously exposed, with most clubs described as living on the edge of financial disaster. Despite more than £9bn in revenue, 94 per cent of clubs are loss-making. The regulator says excessive short-term spending to keep up with rivals puts long-term security at risk, and it calls for urgent reform of the sport's underlying structure.

• IFR 'State of the Game' report on English football over 18 months
• Over £9bn in revenue, yet 94 per cent of clubs are loss-making
• Concerns about rising debt and reliance on owner funding
• Regulator calls for urgent reform of the pyramid

► Subscribe to Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWSkySportsYT The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has produced a 'State of the Game' report, which has taken a forensic look at English football over the past 18 months, concluding that the game's finances are dangerously exposed, with the majority of clubs living on the edge of financial disaster. The IFR added that interest and investment from around the world continues to grow within English football, but the underlying foundations of the pyramid are under intense strain and require urgent reform. Despite over £9bn generated in revenue, 94 per cent of clubs are loss-making, with long-term security being put at risk through excessive short-term spending to keep up with rivals. This, the IFR says, has led to a "dangerous cocktail of rising debt and an over-reliance on owner funding, leaving clubs and their fans at risk". 00:00 Data telling? 10:00 City #skysports #football #IFR MMA: https://bit.ly/SkySportsMMA Netball: https://bit.ly/SkySportsNetball NFL: https://bit.ly/SkySportsNFL Rugby League: https://bit.ly/SkySportsRugbyLeague Rugby Union: https://bit.ly/SkySportsRugbyUnion Tennis: https://bit.ly/SkySportsTennis More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skysports ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/ ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysports ► X: https://x.com/skysports ►Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire about licensing Sky Sports content, you can find out more here: https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/31754/11434270/license-sky-sports-footage