10 August 2026 …
Derby County takeover: Deal off as Turki Alalshikh shelves plans
A deal for Alalshikh, the co-founder of boxing promotion company Zuffa, to take a controlling stake in the Championship club had been on the table with the football regulator since May.
An IFR spokesperson said: “The IFR has a statutory duty to thoroughly test all prospective owners of a club in the top five divisions of men’s football.
“The assessment was completed in 55 days out of the 90