2025 Serie A Collective Bargaining Agreement - Key Changes & Innovations Explained
Two years after the publication of the previous version, a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (New CBA) was entered into between the Associazione Italiana Calciatori (AIC or the…
| Ashley Churchman, Harry North
Unpacking the EFL’s financial rule changes for 2025/26 and how they impact clubs
The English Football League’s recent changes to Profit & Sustainability[1] (P&S) rules and the Salary Cost Mana…
| Thomas Cleeve
Key Considerations for Sports Organisations on Senior Executive Pay
Senior executive remuneration in sport remains a hot topic of conversation and organisations and executives alike need…
| Chris Bond
The art of deal making in sport: A review of “Fast Tracks And Dark Deals” by Michael Payne
Michael Payne, the author of “Fast Tracks and Dark Deals”, and I both cut our teeth at the organisation his book - and…
| Manan Agrawal
Sports Lawyer in the Spotlight: Prof. Jack Anderson
For this edition of Sports Lawyer In The Spotlight, we interviewed Professor Jack Anderson who is a professor at Melbou…
| Lee Greaves
The Lifecycle Of An International Athlete - Navigating The UK Property Market
As part of our series for international athletes and their advisers, residential property expert Lee Greaves explores t…
| Chris Bond
From hashtag to headache: Navigating the legal risks of contracting with content creators
The use of content creators across almost all industries has become a highly attractive marketing strategy for brands…
| Chris Bond
The new “senior managers” regime in English football: lessons from financial services and preparatory steps for clubs
The passing of the Football Governance Act 2025 (the Act) kicks off a new era in the governance of football in England…
| Chris Bond
How football clubs manage criminal allegations against players
Thomas Partey, formerly of Arsenal and now at Villarreal, is the latest high-profile footballer facing criminal allegat…
| Chris Bond
Navigating multi-club ownership compliance: A practical guide for in-house legal teams
Multi-Club Ownership (MCO) has expanded dramatically from 25 to 124 groups between 2015 and 2023, with the number of cl…
| Maike Herrlein
Two Advocates General, two different answers: What the conflicting NADA Austria opinions mean for anti-doping transparency
The same legal questions, the same Austrian case, but two Advocates General have now reached different conclusions abou…
| Philip Scott, Cameron Mairs
How the Football Governance Act 2025 will affect debt financing in English football
| Sebastian Plötz, Aurélien Hömann and Arvid van Loon
An Analysis of German Football's 50+1 Rule & the Federal Cartel Office's Concerns
| James Cranston, Jamie Andrews, Anham Riasat, Julia Wisniewska
Deal Or No Deal? WhatsApp, Emails & The Goalposts Of Contract Formation In The Context Of FIFA Club World Cup Broadcasting Rights
| Samuel Cuthbert and Kelly Yu
Competition Law’s Newest Frontier in British Basketball: Analysing the Dispute with Super League Basketball
| Jason Shardlow-Wrest, Erin Thompson
Snooker competition law battle: Analysing NST’s claim against World Snooker Tour at the CAT
| Jake Savile-Tucker, George Maxwell
CAS panel dismisses Drogheda’s appeal: A cautionary tale for multi-club investors
| Emmanuel Goriola, Sam Parry
Can No-Poach Agreements Be Justified? Insights from the AG Opinion on Portuguese Football
| Josie Price, Deeba Moqani
Acquiring women's football clubs: Key considerations for buyers & sellers
| Federico Venturi Ferriolo, Lorenzo Vittorio Caprara
How player trades work in European Football v in the NBA - who has more power?
| Michael Bennett, Zachary Flagel
Break(ing) Point? The Antitrust Battle that Could Transform Professional Tennis
| Patrice van Oostaijen
Changes to the tax treatment of agent payments in football in the Netherlands
| Shalabh Gupta, Amran Nawaz, Chris Kavanagh
Game (Almost) Over: A Damages Expert’s Perspective on Income Losses in Sport
| Manali Kulkarni, Dylan Farley
Jordan Chiles Olympic Medal Controversy: Background to Dispute & CAS Decision
| Samuel Cuthbert, David Winnie
Rubiales v FIFA CAS Award: Standards of acceptable conduct and proportional sanctions
| Tarun, Aashna Kothiyal, Dr. Niyati Pandey
Exploring Asia’s Online Gaming Regulations: Balancing Play and Policy
| Ben Lasserson, Simon Leaf, Chanelle Catin, Peter Smith
The battle continues - Implications of the latest decision in Manchester City's challenge to the Premier League's APT rules
| Pippa Manby, William Birch
Politics, Tennis & the Ukraine War - Suspension of membership appealed (Belarus Tennis Federation v ITF)
| Mihir Kherud, Jayraj Deshpande
What are the key changes to the AIFF Disciplinary Code in the 2024 edition?
| Elouisa Crichton, Kate Coppack, Sarah Britton
Right to withhold pay vs ready, willing and able to work – lessons from Mendy v. Manchester City Employment Tribunal Decision
| Luca Ferrari, Alessia Murgia, Mario d'Anna
Investing in Italian professional football: The evolving landscape of club ownership rules between reforms and challenges
| Georgi Gradev, Marton Kiss
Jurisdiction in CAS appeals: Why procedural compliance and naming the right party matters?
| Georgi Gradev, Marton Kiss
Boundaries of freedom of speech in sport: Lessons from recent CAS Decision (Tymoshchuk v. UAF)
| Katie Fudakowski, Rachel Nolloth, Emmeline Downer
Best practice in safeguarding - World Athletics lead the field with updates to their pioneering safeguarding policy
| Spencer Turner. Imogen Mitchell-Webb
From policy to practice: A sport organisation's guide to effective safeguarding
| Maxime Van Den Dijssel, Joseph Mansfield
How can Athletes Monetise their Brand? A Practical Approach to Brand Endorsement Agreements
| Stuart Sanders, Benjamin Gray
Part-time officials, full-time implications – Analysis of the HMRC v PGMOL cases
| Yasin Patel, Caitlin Haberlin-Chambers
Does cricket need a more comprehensive approach to tackling racism? Analysis of Cricket Regulator v Essex CCC
| Jaime Cambreleng Contreras, Carol Etter
FC Barcelona v UEFA: Guidance from CAS decision on accounting treatment of sale of media rights under UEFA’s financial regulations
| André Pretorius, Helen Bignall, Max Kaufman, Marie Becker, Luke Wagner
Transforming Transfers? How the CJEU reconsidered FIFA’s Transfer Rules in the Diarra case
| Danielle Sharkey, Daniel McDonagh
Put your shirt on it: Gambling’s shifting relationship with professional sports
| Shalabh Gupta, Amran Nawaz, Andrew Costa
The price of fame: Examining discrepancies in football club valuations
| Jonathan Coser and Carly Thorpe
How to avoid expensive construction disputes in sport: Lessons from key cases
| Emmanuel Goriola, Sam Parry
"No-poach" agreements - What can sports learn from Portuguese & Mexican football, US Major Leagues and UFC?
| Stephen Flynn, Jessica van der Meer
A guide to the commercial arbitral institutions increasingly used for sports disputes
| Alexander Chrysanthou, Maisie Knibb
How sports can improve mental health support for elite athletes
| Alexander Chrysanthou, Ruth Morrison
How interactive entertainment is impacting the sports industry
| Luke Jackson, Kyran Clarke, Jake Phillips
How the UK’s code of conduct for gambling related agreements in football impacts clubs and sponsors
| Baird Fogel, Thomas Wilcher
COPA América’s stadia controversies: What can FIFA learn for the 2026 World Cup?
| Oliver Hinds, Robert Lassey, Andy Boyde
Impending UK sports employment reforms: zero-hours, maternity, day 1 protections
| Martin Ross, Mark Lebbon and Loren Alderuccio
A summary of CAS Ad Hoc decisions at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games
| Álvaro Gómez de la Vega
FIFA Clearing House two years on: A game-changer or still a work in progress?
| Jordan Kochanski, Paddy Murphy
Competition Authorisation Rules: UEFA chooses Ireland as alternative seat for CAS arbitration
| Ian Laing, Elena La Ficara
How to value football players? Lessons from Newell’s Old Boys v AS Roma CAS Decision
| Ezzat Nsouli, Andrew King, Stevie Holbrook
Battle lines drawn: Florida State University’s continuing withdrawal lawsuit against Atlantic Coast Conference
| Shane Wafer and Nicholas Flowers
How Are Football Clubs Governed, Incorporated & Acquired In South Africa?
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Legal & factual context (Part 1)
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: RSTP & football transfer system in review (Part 2)
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Are they restrictive of competition? (Part 3)
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Violation of freedom of movement of workers? (Part 4)
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
cAdvocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Key takeaways (Part 5)
| Zachary Sananes, Matthew Caples
English contract law and football: Lessons from Appeal Board’s decision in the Leicester City case
| Graham Denny, Paul Wordley, Alison Proctor
An introduction to insurance policies, risk transfer and the law for modern sports organisations
| Felipe Augusto Loschi Crisafulli
A guide to Brazil’s new regulations for sport betting operators and foreign entrants
| Christopher Quinlan KC
A silk’s story: what it’s like to experience and officiate at the Paris 2024 Olympics
| Christopher Monaghan
Guidance on PSR Rules from Premier League’s Independent Commission in Leicester City’s case
| Carlos Carnero, María Chicote
Tax on transfers to Spanish clubs: Supreme Court ruling in Neymar & James Rodríguez cases
| Federico Venturi Ferriolo, Lorenzo Caprara
The evolution of betting and match-fixing regulation in Italian football – key regulations and cases
| Carly Thorpe, Jonathan Coser
Levelling the playing field: Spectator accessibility in UK sports stadiums & venues
| Paul Fischer, Mayank Hebbar
How the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection applies to sports federations
| Nandan Kamath, Roshan Gopalakrishna, Nihal Zachariah
A guide to rights protection at major sporting: Part 3- surprises & over enforcement
| Nandan Kamath, Roshan Gopalakrishna, Nihal Zachariah
A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: Part 2 - educate, monitor & enforce
| Nandan Kamath, Roshan Gopalakrishna, Nihal Zachariah
A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: Part 1 - identify rights & managing risk
| Joseph Bryan, Joel Wallace, Alexander Bryant
‘Golden Mitigation’ in football: Lessons from the Nottingham Forest's Profitability & Sustainability Regulations Appeal decision
| Aahna Mehrotra, Pratyush Pandey
More than just a number: how India is trying to tackle age fraud in sports
| Simon Casinader, Niall Lavery
What the UEFA EURO 2024 tournament has taught us about ambush marketing for future events
| Simon Leaf, Oliver Millichap, Ben Lasserson, Chanelle Cattin
Manchester City's legal action & the Premier League’s regulations on Associated Party Transactions
| Shalabh Gupta, Amran Nawaz, Daniel Nazareth
Demystifying Andretti’s failed F1 bid & anti-dilution fees explained
| Christopher Coltart KC, Karishma Gadhia and Charlotte Moss
Ensuring fair play in the sports courts – why we need disclosure guidelines in sports disciplinary proceedings
| Samuel Rabinowitz, Nick Daly
Leicester City's legal challenge: Unpacking the EFL and Premier League allegations
| Charlie Cornford and Phil Hutchinson
An analysis of Sandro Tonali's FA Betting Rules breach case & key takeaways for players
| Tom Cleeve and Anna Birtwistle
Top tips for sports executives approaching employment contract negotiations
| Ling Goh, Juliane Schneider
The evolution of a human rights-based approach to participation and gender eligibility in women’s sports
| Joachim Piotrowski, Simon Neill, James Lister
An analysis of Sports Direct’s failed injunction against Newcastle’s replica kit supply deal
| Lereesa Easterbrook, Josie Price
Beating health barriers in sport – insights from the Women & Equalities Committee report
| Patrick Ashby, Max Blinder-Acenal, Salma Shitia
Full-court press: the NCAA's ongoing battles over NIL rights and transfer rules
| Tom Macken, Brianna Quinn
Legacy of success: The transformative impact of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Australian sport
| Michael Llewellyn, Jack Wood
Breaking barriers: commercialising women's sports in a new era of visibility and growth
| David Zeffman, Jessica Wilkinson
Why you need to get your ads right - Three not-so-randomised ASA rulings on loot boxes
| Patrick Ashby, Max Blinder-Acenal
Trading cards and trading blows – A review of the Panini v. Fanatics antitrust lawsuit
| Geraint Lloyd-Taylor, David Cakebread
Navigating the IOC’s social media guidelines for Paris 2024 – What athletes can and can’t do
| Katie Smith, Lucy Webster
Raising the bar – How UK women’s football will evolve under the Carney Review
| Philip Hutchinson, Harry Bambury
The FA v Kian Harratt - Context and Individuality in The FA’s Betting Rule Enforcement
| Jeremy Drew, Joshua Charalambous, Ellie Chakarto
The battle for live sports data - IMG Arena score first in dispute with Perform
| David Mitchell, Tom Cleeve
Top Tips for Protecting Confidential Information and Trade Secrets in Motorsport
| Shalabh Gupta, Amran Nawaz
Breaking the bank or building the game? The tightrope walk of Premier League football finance
| Benja Arnott, Ali Amerjee
Will England & Wales’ new independent Cricket Regulator help improve the integrity of the game?
| Anthony Indaimo & Paolo Macchi
