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Sports media authorities executive David Kogan is adjacent to being named arsenic nan government's preferred prime arsenic chair of nan English football's caller independent regulator.
Senior sources person told BBC Sport that ministers dream to make an announcement successful nan coming days, and perchance arsenic early arsenic Friday.
If chosen, Kogan would past person to look MPs connected nan Culture, Media and Sport prime committee adjacent period successful a confirmation hearing.
The Football Governance Bill, which is presently passing done Parliament aft being reintroduced by nan Labour authorities successful October, will found a first independent regulator for nan master men's crippled successful England.
The authorities will manus powerfulness to a assemblage independent from authorities and shot authorities to oversee clubs successful England's apical 5 divisions.
A erstwhile BBC journalist and a head of nan Women's Sports Group, Kogan helped discuss a authorities woody for nan Women's Super League and Women's Championship past year.
He was nan Premier League's media authorities advisor from 1998 to 2015. He besides has adjacent links to nan Labour party, having written 2 books astir them, and having made a number of donations to nan party's candidates.
English Football League president Rick Parry has been an advocator for an independent regulator, but nan Premier League fears it could effect connected competitiveness and investment.
The Conservative party, however, has criticised nan assignment of a Labour donor.
Shadow sports curate Louie French accused nan authorities of "installing 1 of their cardinal cronies astatine nan helm of what should beryllium an independent regulator".
"This profoundly governmental assignment calls into mobility nan regulator's expertise to run pinch nan impartiality fans deserve," he added.
Labour sources person dismissed nan declare and opportunity nan Tories are "smearing" a "highly qualified, respected candidate".
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