Top Tips For Football Club Secretaries On Drafting Player Contracts
This article aims to assist Club Secretaries who do not have access to internal or external legal resources with drafting player contracts and associated documentation clearly. There are of course many areas which could be focused on, however this article looks at 5 key areas
1. Use of clear defined terms to simplify the standard playing contract
2. Clearly stated payment dates
3. Option clauses v automatic extension clauses
5. Structuring of payments to agents
The author draws on her experience having worked as a club secretary for several Premier League/EFL Championship clubs prior to qualification as a solicitor and more recently as a specialist sports lawyer who has spent time on secondment at a further number of professional clubs.
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Written by
Liz Coley
Liz Coley is a Partner at LEVEL.
Liz is a highly experienced sports lawyer, who offers clients an indepth understanding of the world of professional football. Liz had almost 20 years experience working for 4 professional football clubs and for The FA prior to qualification as a lawyer. Since that time she has worked exclusively in sports law, representing a large number of clubs in relation to player contracts and transfers, compliance and regulatory issues and disputes.
