David Kogan – the Labour donor at the centre of an inquiry into potential cronyism – has been confirmed as the chairman of football's new independent regulator.
The 68-year-old, a former chief media rights adviser to the Premier League, was chosen by the government to take on one of the most powerful roles in the sport having not even applied for the position.
Kogan, who donated to both the leadership campaigns of Sir Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy, has today been rubber-stamped in the post, which pays around £130,000 a year for working three days a week, with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport making an official announcement.