Kogan, a former BBC journalist and director of the women’s sports group, helped negotiate the rights deal for the women’s super league and women’s championships last year.
If he is handed over one of the most powerful roles in the English game, Kogan will be tasked with resolving long-term disagreements between the Premier League and the EFL over the controversial parachute payments to financial redistribution with the appointed club.
Therefore, the EFL may be concerned that he was a media rights advisor to the Premier League from 1998 to 2015. He also has close ties with the Labour Party, has written two books about them, and has donated many to party candidates.
English Football League president Rick Parry was an advocate for independent regulators, but he fears that the Premier League could have an impact on competitiveness and investment.
A source close to Kogan told the BBC that the previous conservative government was first approaching him about the role of regulators.
However, the Tories criticized the appointment of labor donors.
Shadow Sports Minister Louis French accused the government of “setting one of their important companions at the helm of what should be an independent regulator.”
“This deep political appointment raises doubts about the deserving of the ability of regulators to run alongside fairness fans,” he added.
The Labour Source dismisses the claim, saying the Tory is “filling” “highly qualified and respected candidates.”
As Sky News first reported, Kogan is preferred by other candidates. Christian Cruslow, former Aston Villa and Liverpool CEO, and Sanjay Bhandari, president of football’s anti-racist charity, will kick it out.
