Sports Law
FIFA publish updated football agent regulations
After a much prolonged effort, FIFA has addressed one of football’s most controversial sectors; football agents, via the introduction of a new regulatory framework called the...
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Sports Law
/ 5 months agoSemenya vs Switzerland – victory for Semenya
Earlier this month, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a landmark judgment concerning South African runner Caster Semenya. Semenya...
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Sports Law
/ 6 months agoUEFA’s new Financial Sustainability regulations
Back in 2009, UEFA rolled out the much-needed Financial Fair Play Regulations (FFP), with a view to prevent professional football clubs...
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Sports Law
/ 6 months agoRacism has no space in sport
Last Sunday’s football match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF was unfortunately marred by an unwelcome racism incident involving Real...
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Football
/ 8 months agoProposed amendments to the Fit and Proper Test
Back in 2004, a fit and proper test was introduced in UK football whereby any prospective football club owner or those...
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Football
/ 9 months agoSports Law analysis: Restraint of trade for sportspersons
The doctrine of restraint of trade in sports could potentially emerge from either a contract or a sports federation’s rules. Essentially,...
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Sports Law
/ 11 months agoThe obligation to pay in Leeds vs RB Leipzig case
A dispute recently arose concerning football player Jean-Kevin Augustin who at the time of the dispute was a player of RB...
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Football
/ 12 months agoAnother blow to the European Super League dream
Earlier this week, Advocate General Rantos delivered an eagerly anticipated preliminary ruling in what, at face value, appears to be the...
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Sports Law
/ 1 year agoProtecting the intellectual property of the World Cup
After a twelve-year wait, the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off on Sunday in Qatar, the first World Cup to be...
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Sports Law
/ 1 year agoHow sport legislation was affected by the Meca-Medina ruling
In 2006, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered a landmark judgement in the case initiated by David Meca-Medina and Igor...
English Premier League
Arsenal boss Arteta says he cannot stop touchline emotion
English Premier League
‘Struggling’ Man. City leave Guardiola with title headache
Winter Olympics
Watch: Geisenberger wins sixth Olympic medal to tie luge record
