
Carol Couse
Carol is a Partner in the sports team at Mills & Reeve LLP , with extensive in-house and in private practice experience of dealing with sports regulatory matters, whether contentious or non-contentious, including in respect of all legal issues pertaining to football. She has represented clients before dispute resolution and disciplinary bodies of the Premier League, The FA, UEFA, FIFA and the CAS.
As a Spanish speaker, Carol frequently advises top athletes, agents, and clubs in Spain and Latin America. Carol is regularly invited to lecture at universities and conferences all over the world, publishes articles on a wide variety of sport-related matters, and often provides comments and analysis on legal issues in sport for the BBC, the Times, the Guardian, the New York Times, Sky Sports, ESPN and others.
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A Guide to the new FIFA Agent Regulations For Football Agents & Clubs
Published Thursday, 12 January 2023.
Sports Disputes and Disciplinary Procedures - the Year in review 2020/21
Published Wednesday, 19 May 2021.
Sports disputes and disciplinary procedures – the year in review 2019/20
Published Wednesday, 10 June 2020.
Trends in digital brand engagement, image rights and sponsorship deals in sport
Case review: US Soccer Federation v National Players Association (use of player likenesses)
Published Thursday, 02 February 2017.
The potential impact of Brexit on European football
Gutierrez v Newcastle Utd disability discrimination case: the wider implications for sport
Published Tuesday, 03 May 2016.
The FA’s new work permit system & proposal for new “home grown” rules
Published Thursday, 16 April 2015.