4 hours ago When David Sullivan and long-time concern spouse David Gold bought into West Ham United successful January 2010, Sullivan described the nine arsenic being successful a "serious mess".
Many fans whitethorn look astatine West Ham successful its existent authorities and ask, 'what's changed?'.
Confirmation the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) is "in contact" with West Ham and seeking "urgent information" from Sullivan "relating to his suitability" nether its owners, directors and elder executives trial adds different furniture to the wide consciousness of uncertainty astir London Stadium.
On 7 June, Sullivan stood down arsenic co-chair astatine the nine saying helium wanted to absorption connected warring what helium called "factually incorrect and wholly false, decades-old allegations concerning my idiosyncratic life", describing the probe arsenic "fundamentally unfair".
The allegations, uncovered by BBC Panorama and the Times, included allegations from 7 women that the billionaire abused his powerfulness and preyed connected them for sex, successful immoderate cases erstwhile they were successful their precocious teens. Sullivan says helium categorically denies the claims.
While the allegations were not focused connected West Ham, they volition origin immense concern.
In a statement, West Ham said it has wide and robust safeguarding measures successful spot and that the nine is incapable to remark oregon supply details connected "any idiosyncratic safeguarding substance arsenic per modular signifier successful the industry".
West Ham was the archetypal Premier League nine to beryllium accredited by the foundation White Ribbon UK, successful designation of the efforts it was taking to enactment ending antheral unit against women and girls.
In a statement, White Ribbon said its accreditation was astir organisations "delivering a three-year enactment program that works towards improvement" and is "not a connection about, oregon endorsement of, individuals connected to that organisation".
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said the "deeply concerning" allegations against Sullivan indispensable beryllium "treated with the utmost seriousness" and "investigated by the applicable authorities".
He whitethorn person stood down from his co-chair presumption but Sullivan remains the club's largest shareholder, with a 38.8% stake. BBC Sport has been told his sons, Jack and David Jr, volition not beryllium taking a hands-on relation astatine West Ham.
The club's adjacent 2 astir important shareholders are Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky and Vanessa Gold - the girl of David who died successful January 2023 - who ain 27% and 25.1% respectively.
In their connection connected Sullivan's resignation, West Ham said "the nine volition supply an update connected the aboriginal operation of the committee of directors successful owed course".
But it is not the lone occupation West Ham person to woody with.
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