FIFA statement
FIFA is deeply disappointed that the trial related to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ will not take place because it has now become time barred.
WADA set to launch next phase of 2021 Code Implementation Support Program via eLearning platform ADeL
UEFA confirms payments to clubs
The UEFA Executive Committee (ExCo) has today confirmed its commitment to award clubs with a share of the UEFA EURO 2020 income despite the postponement of the tournament until 2021.
Coronavirus shutdown: sharp rise in players reporting depression symptoms
FIFPRO and affiliated national player associations surveyed 1,602 professional footballers in countries that had implemented drastic measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus such as mass home-confinement. 1,134 male players, with a mean age of 26, and 468 female players, with a mean age of 23, took part in the survey.
IOC and Tokyo 2020 Joint Statement - Framework for Preparation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Following their Postponement to 2021
INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 31 March 2020 - 14 April 2020
FIFA guidelines to address legal consequences of COVID-19
Following the unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19 at all levels of football, FIFA has worked on a series of recommendations and guidelines to address some of the key practical issues arising from the pandemic, especially with regard to player contracts and the transfer system generally.
Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting
Relive the FIFA-RFEF 8th International Congress in Football Law
On 27 and 28 September 2019, the FIFA RFEF 8th International Congress in Football Law took place at the HQ of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), in Las Rozas, Madrid.
Football in Nepal and Bhutan helping to combat COVID-19
- Himalayan nations join the fight against coronavirus
- Bhutan Football Federation donates money to royal foundation
- All Nepal Football Association opens its doors
The IOC and IPC response to delay a decision on postponing the Games further neglects athlete and public safety
Footballer banned for one year
USADA Statement Regarding COVID-19 and Anti-Doping Testing Protocol with Video Message to Athletes from CEO Travis T. Tygart
COVID-19 Checklist: Legal and Business Considerations
The UCI takes strong measures faced with the development of the coronavirus
U.S. Paralympic Track and Field Athlete Justin Phongsavanh Accepts Finding of No Fault
Deepak Agarwal banned for two years
Deepak Agarwal, one of the team owners of the Sindhi's franchise in the 2018 T10 league, accepted one charge of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 13-27 April 2020
ICC update following Chief Executives' meeting
IMMAF sets up new Athletes’ Commission
Mauritania becomes 189th country to ratify UNESCO Anti-Doping Convention
Weightlifting Athlete Nicholas Saccente Receives Sanction for Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation
AFC extends postponement of all matches and competitions
Fourth report by independent FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board published
The independent FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board (HRAB), which comprises eight international experts in human rights and related areas, has published its fourth report and recommendations. The report, which covers the period from May to December 2019, recognises the important progress that FIFA has made on human rights over the last few years, while also highlighting the need for the organisation to now focus on embedding accountability for human rights at the political and governance levels.
WADA removes International Taekwondo Federation from World Anti-Doping Code non-compliant list
Football Law Digital 2020 Conference announced
TrueSport Welcomes More Subject-Matter Experts to Grow Resources for Youth Sport Community
CCES Applauds COC and CPC and Recommends Postponing Tokyo Games
AAA Panel Imposes Four-Year Sanction on Cycling Athlete Daniel Bond
UKAD Statement on COVID-19 procedures
INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 3-16 March 2020
Weightlifting Athlete Manuel Aguero Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
El Nasr player suspended for anti-doping violation
The CAF Disciplinary Board at its meeting on 8 March 2020 has decided to suspend El Nasr player Khalid Al Maryam for three months (from an initial two years, of which 21 months are suspended) for anti-doping violation during the Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 match between El Nasr (Libya) and Bidvest Wits (South Africa).
Covid-19: National measures affecting players' and coaches' contracts - Association of Football Lawyers Free Webinars
U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Rowdy Hurst Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
The Future of The Olympic Movement Must Include the Ability for Athletes to Collectively Bargain
Victoria Agaar and Jill Pilgrim Join Athletics Integrity Unit Board
The UCI reveals the broad lines of the revised 2020 UCI International Road Calendar
Covid-19: implications for women’s football
A new FIFPRO paper warns that the growth of professional women’s football and evolution into a strong and viable industry is threatened by the implications of Covid-19. The absence of basic worker protections and global industry standards for working conditions in women’s football also mean the livelihoods of female players are extremely vulnerable.
AFC and FIFPRO cooperate to mitigate effect of coronavirus on Asian football
FC Ordabasy avoids potential exclusion from UEFA club competitions
The UEFA CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber has confirmed that FC Ordabasy (KAZ) has satisfied conditions set in December 2019.
INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 17-30 March 2020
BHA to reduce its cost to industry but maintain readiness to race
Dr. Lucas Penchel Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
U.S. Cycling Athlete John Gleaves Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Racing industry leaders working on urgent financial proposals
Coronavirus: FIFPro welcomes football stakeholder unity
We fully support the decisions by UEFA and CONMEBOL to postpone respectively Euro 2020 and the Copa America in order to protect public health and free up time to finish the national football leagues which are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.