News Summary

• Premier League football teams are facing a new set of cybersecurity rules.
• The board can impose fines of up to £100,000 for teams that don’t meet the requirements across backups, incident response, risk management, security assurance and much more.
• The teams will be required to meet the first set of requirements by April 30, 2027, with further requirements to be met in April 2028 and April 2029.
• If these deadlines are not met, the teams can be subject to the aforementioned fine, or referred to an independent commission.