Sports Law In 2024 – Key Issues to Watch in Europe

Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2024 in Europe from the LawInSport Editorial and Advisory Board.  We hope this proves useful not only in identifying specific cases and issues, but also in detecting broader themes when read in conjunction with the contributions from other jurisdictions.

Contributors:

• Sven Demeulemeester Partner, ALTIUS, Belgium (assisted by Willem‑Alexander​ Devlies, Associate)
  • FSR (foreign subsidy) investigations and decisions
  • Development with FIFA’s Football Agents Regulations
  • Diarra case and the consequences for article 17 FIFA RSTP
• Marc Peltier, Associate Professor Of Law, University Of Nice, France
  • Long-awaited reform of French sports governance?
• Maciej Bałaziński, Attorney At Law, Kancelaria Prawna Maciej Bałaziński I Współpracownicy, Poland (assisted by Karolina Letniowska, Advocat)
  • Amendments to the Polish Football Association (PZPN) Player Status Regulations
• Jan Kleiner, Director of Football Regulatory, FIFA, Switzerland (assisted by Vanessa Plavjanikova, Team Lead Disputes, Legal & Compliance Division)
  • Modernization of National Dispute Resolution Chambers
  • Well-being of female players
• Josep Vandellos, Founder/Partner, Vandellos Sports Law, Spain
  • The compatibility of FIFA’s agents’ fee cap with Spanish competition law
  • Developments in Spanish football
• Christian Keidel, Partner & Dr. Paul Fischer, Associate, Lentze Stopper, Germany
  • What comes next for FIFA’s agent regulations in Germany?
  • Pechstein-Saga continues – Proceedings before the Higher Regional Court of Munich
• Jiří Janák, Advokát/Attorney at Law, Czech Republic
  • Debates on a new Czech Act on Sport and establishment of a Czech Ministry of Sports
  • Developments with athlete biological passports
• Emin Ozkurt, Managing Partner, Ozkurt Law Offices, Turkey
  • Critical analysis of FIFA's Annex 7: Challenges and Abuses in Player and Coach Contract Suspensions
• Marie-Anne Lindhardt, Partner, MAQS Law Firm, Sweden
  • Measures to reduce the spectator violence in Swedish stadiums
  • Continuing commercialization and an increased awareness of the legal issues
• Despina Mavromati, Attorney at BianchiSchwald, Switzerland
  • Major events and IOC governance
  • Russian Olympic Committee’s appeal against suspension and other anti-doping cases
  • Impact of ISU and Super League decisions

We would like to thank each member of our Editorial and Advisory Board for taking the time out of their busy schedules to share their views with us, and also more broadly for their significant input into LawInSport over the course of the year. Thank you.