New service line helps English clubs meet the fan consultation condition of the IFR operating licence, with the provisional application window opening on 2 November 2026.

Referral partnership will put football licensing and anti-money laundering obligations into a live GRC platform, giving clubs, agents and investors an auditable record rather than a folder of spreadsheets.

Lagom Sports Compliance, the leading specialist governance, risk, compliance and anti-financial crime advisory built exclusively for professional football, has entered a strategic partnership with Orbis Exchange Group, the global payments and treasury partner. The arrangement covers reciprocal client referrals, joint thought leadership and a shared presence at industry events across football and financial services.

Jonathan Greenstein, Co-founder and Director of Lagom Sports Compliance, has been published in Football Stadium Management (FSM) in the August / September 2026 issue and online. The article examines a change that many clubs have yet to fully absorb: under the Football Governance Act 2025, fan engagement has moved from a matter of club discretion to a mandatory condition of the Independent Football Regulator’s operating licence.

A new specialist AML and financial-crime advisory firm enters the market as three simultaneous regulatory frameworks -- the Football Governance Act 2025 and the Independent Football Regulator, UEFA's 2025 Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations, and the incoming EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation 2024/1624 -- converge to reshape the compliance obligations of every professional football club and agent in England and Europe.