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Competition, Sports, Football, Competition/Anti-Trust, Corporate, Articles, Regulation & Governance

An Analysis of German Football's 50+1 Rule & the Federal Cartel Office's Concerns

German football is often regarded as a stronghold of footballing tradition due to its strict ownership rules. However, after the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) published its latest (…
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Basketball, Competition, Sports, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Articles

Competition Law’s Newest Frontier in British Basketball: Analysing the Dispute with Super League Basketball

Basketball is the newest frontier for big-ticket competition litigation in the sports sector. A claim was filed before…
Snooker Competition Law Battle: Analysing NST’s claim against World Snooker Tour at the CAT
Competition, Sports, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Snooker

Snooker competition law battle: Analysing NST’s claim against World Snooker Tour at the CAT

The landscape of professional sports continues to evolve as breakaway competitions challenge established governance str…
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Competition, Sports, Football, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Articles

Can No-Poach Agreements Be Justified? Insights from the AG Opinion on Portuguese Football

On 15 May 2025, Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou (AG) delivered three opinions regarding decisions by football governi…
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Competition, Sports, Football, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Articles

Regulating the Regulators: Competition Law Takes on FIFA’s Agent Rules

On 15 May 2025, Advocate General (“AG”) Nicholas Emiliou delivered his much-anticipated Opinions in RRC Sports v FIFA[1…
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Competition, Sports, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Tennis

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 governing bodies of…
Key Cases & Developments, Competition, Sports, Football, Competition/Anti-Trust, Articles

Sport & EU/Competition Law – Annual Review 2024/25

Welcome to the EU and Competition Law chapter of the LawInSport Annual Review 24/25.  In 2024, competition law con…
Competition, Sports, Football, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Articles

When should a CAS award be final on issues of EU law? The AG’s Opinion in Seraing v FIFA

The Advocate General (AG) has delivered an opinion in the long running case of Royal Football Club Seraing v FIFA and o…
Sports, Commercial, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Motorsport, Articles, Regulation & Governance

F1 at a crossroads? FIA and Liberty Media’s battle for pole position on commercial rights

Liberty Media, the current commercial rights holder of Formula One (F1), and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automob…
What is the impact of FIFA's suspension of cases before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee?
Competition, Sports, Football, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Regulation & Governance

The impact of FIFA's suspension of cases before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee - Key Takeaways

On 25 November 2024, a letter was issued by the Chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to the FIFA Secretary Ge…
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Competition, Competition/Anti-Trust, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Regulation & Governance

Transforming Transfers? How the CJEU reconsidered FIFA’s Transfer Rules in the Diarra case

In a preliminary ruling[1] handed down on 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its…

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