Top 10 Tips for Athletes Negotiating Brand Deals
Brand partnerships are a vital part of an athlete's commercial portfolio. As we head towards major events such as the inaugural men’s FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Women's EURO 2025…
Break(ing) Point? The Antitrust Battle that Could Transform Professional Tennis
On March 18, 2025, the Professional Tennis Players Association (“PTPA”) filed a lawsuit against the…
The Iñigo Martínez case: Testing the limits of FIFA’s 5-day ineligibility rule
This article analyses the case brought by Club Atlético Osasuna against FC Barcelona, following Bar…
Salary caps in European basketball: Examining EuroLeague’s new ‘Competitive Balance Standards’ as FIBA-NBA eye rival league
On 16 September 2024, EuroLeague presented its new Competitive Balance Standards (CBS), [1] a compr…
An Analysis of the Spanish High Court Ruling in the Rubiales Case
On February 20, 2025, the Audiencia Nacional issued Ruling n.º 3/2025, convicting former Real Feder…
Keynote speech on Ethics in Sports Law by Michael Beloff KC
LawInSport organised the International Dispute Resolution in Sport Conference on 11th April 2025. T…
The UK’s Football Governance Bill - Progress Update June 2025
The UK government’s pending Football Governance Bill[1] should have a smooth passage through its fi…
Changes to the tax treatment of agent payments in football in the Netherlands
This article discusses recent changes in the tax regime in Netherlands where intermediary fees paid…
Mediation in Sport: An Alternative Pathway to Dispute Resolution in Sport
Sports disputes, whether they arise from contractual disagreements, disciplinary actions, or govern…
How blind trusts are helping address integrity concerns in multi-club ownership structures (Man City & Man Utd cases)
In two multi-club ownership related cases[1] last year, the First Chamber of the UEFA Club Financia…
There are still people on the pitch! Updated risk mitigation tips from recent FA cases
This article considers pitch incursion lessons for clubs arising out of three recent FA Regulatory…
They think it’s all over? Swiss Criminal Court’s appeal decision in Blatter & Platini corruption saga
For the second time in nearly three years, former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, and former UEFA pre…
Game (Almost) Over: A Damages Expert’s Perspective on Income Losses in Sport
This article explores the ever-growing area of personal injury damages in sports and the economic t…
Empowering the pitch: The unstoppable rise of women's football and what lies ahead
Over the past decade, women’s football has experienced an unprecedented surge in popularity. …
Buying into the game: A legal and strategic guide to investing in Danish football clubs
With a population of merely 5.9 million, Denmark is a small country and as such not an obvious targ…
Key Trends in Football Player Transfer Agreements: Key Takeaways
LawInSport hosted a webinar on April 29, 2025, bringing together experts to discuss and analyse the…
Jordan Chiles Olympic Medal Controversy: Background to Dispute & CAS Decision
This article, the first in a two-part series, provides a comprehensive legal analysis of the contro…
8 years of the U.S. Center for SafeSport: Successes, shortcomings, and reforms
With the United States Center for SafeSport (“USCSS”) completing 8 years in March 2025, this articl…
Rubiales v FIFA CAS Award: Standards of acceptable conduct and proportional sanctions
The Court of Arbitration for Sport[1] has published its award (“Award”) dismissing an appeal by Lui…
A guide to the expected changes to the WADA Code in the 2027 edition
The World Anti-Doping Agency (“WADA”) was established in 1999 following – among others – the 1998 F…
Entourage selection, athlete responsibility, & 'substantial assistance': Lessons from Mitoglou v FIBA doping case
This article examines the case of basketball player Konstantinos Mitoglou, who received a four-year…
Court proceedings deemed offside: English High Court stays court proceedings against former Chelsea FC club director in favour of arbitration
In Alrubie v Chelsea Football Club Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 541 (Comm), Marina Granovskaia…
The dangers of AI: How deepfakes and inaccurate content are impacting the sports industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a part of our daily lives. It is a huge topic of conversat…
A New Standard in Esports: Dispute Resolution for Riot Games’ Esports (EMEA)
Esports has evolved into an industry, which creates an ever growing demand for structured governanc…
Changes to European sports travel – Navigating the UK and EU's new immigration schemes
The roll out of the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation[1] (ETA), the EU Entry/Exit System[2] (EES…
The importance of procedural rigour: ESIC find team Astralis’ emergency substitution brought tournament into disrepute
While a ‘substitution’ is an unremarkable event in many sports, the ‘emergency substitution request…
Top 10 Tips for Sports Organisations & Tournament Organisers on Implementing Anti-Corruption Policies
The aim of this article to give an answer to the apparently simple question: How should a sports go…
How generative AI is impacting athlete image rights and endorsement agreements
Whilst the birth of artificial intelligence (AI) can be traced back to the 1940’s, we have seen an…
More ‘compact’ versions of major sports events? Reflections on Host City 2024’s sustainability panel
Host City is an annual conference where experts consider best practices in hosting major sports eve…
Pioneering legal representation in tennis: The PTPA’s Athlete Counsel & Equity (ACE) Program
On 4 and 17 April 2024, Jannik Sinner, the number 1 ATP singles player, received notification from…
Can Sporting Succession Exist Without Club Dissolution? Lessons from a recent CAS decision (CAS 2023/A/9809)
This article examines the recent award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in the case of…
