Independent football regulator chair would quit if politics interfered in Man City investigation

The independent football regulator, led by David Kogan, has said he would resign if the government interfered in how it handles the Manchester City case. City are appealing after an independent commission found them guilty of breaking more than one hundred Premier League rules. If the appeal fails, the regulator can remove City executives from senior roles and could force owner Sheikh Mansour to sell the club. Kogan said the regulator's independence is absolute. The report also notes close ties and trade interests between Abu Dhabi and the UK, and questions raised about the relationship between Prime Minister Andy Burnham and City.

• Regulator chair David Kogan says he would resign over political interference
• Man City found guilty of breaking more than 100 Premier League rules and is appealing
• Regulator could remove executives or force a sale of the club if the appeal fails
• Questions raised about Abu Dhabi ties and Prime Minister Andy Burnham's links to City

► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWSkySportsYT The independent football regulator says he would resign if the government tried to interfere in how he handled the Manchester City case. City are appealing after being found guilty by an independent commission of breaking more than one hundred Premier League rules. If City lose the appeal, the regulator, led by David Kogan, has the power to remove executives from senior positions at City and even force the owner Sheikh Mansour to sell the club. “Let me be really clear about this,” David Kogan said. “Our independence is absolute, and my independence personally is absolute. Any form of political interference on the way we operate is going to result in my resigning from this role. And I stand by that completely.” Abu Dhabi and the UK have close ties and common trade and diplomatic interests. Abu Dhabi has invested more than £30 billion in the UK, including in Manchester. That has led to questions being asked about the nature of the relationship between Prime Minister Andy Burnham and City. Burnham was Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026. Burnham said two weeks ago that he would be “really concerned” if City’s owners were forced to sell the club. #SkySportsNews #SkySports #football ► For the latest developments on this story: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/topstories ► For the latest transfer news: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/TransferCentre 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 Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysportsnews ► X: https://x.com/SkySportsNews ► 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