Football Law 2021 Panel Summary: Legal Considerations When Financing Football Clubs

Title image - Finance: legal considerations when financing clubs

Published Friday, 04 June 2021.

Stocks, Bonds, Gold...Sport? Is Sport Now An Alternate Asset Class For Investors?

Published Friday, 30 April 2021.

What Effect Could The Unionisation Of Influencers Have On Gaming Content Creators (Inc. Sports Stars)?

Published Wednesday, 31 March 2021.

Game Theory & The Beautiful Game: Ibrahimovic, EA Sports And Collective Bargaining Of Image Rights

Published Friday, 26 February 2021.

Sports Stadia Development & The Dangers Of Restrictive Covenants: Lessons from the Bath Rugby Club Case

Published Thursday, 18 February 2021.

A summary of the esports panel at LawInSport’s 6th annual conference

Published Wednesday, 25 November 2020.

Key trends in sports broadcasting: does the model really need to change?

Published Monday, 02 November 2020.

How would a private equity firm invest in the English Football League?

Published Friday, 11 September 2020.

Artificial intelligence in sports – the legal and ethical issues at play

Published Friday, 21 August 2020.

Formula 1 and esports in the time of Coronavirus

Published Wednesday, 12 August 2020.

How has California’s “Fair Pay to Play” Act changed college sport, if at all?

Published Tuesday, 21 July 2020.

A guide to the US models for Major League Soccer and United Soccer League

Published Wednesday, 15 July 2020.

Belgian Football Association's new national clearing house and intermediaries’ regulations

Published Friday, 10 July 2020.

Sport and commercial law – the year in review 2019/20

Published Wednesday, 10 June 2020.

Covid-19: the challenges and opportunities facing Spain’s sports industry

Published Thursday, 21 May 2020.

A guide to Financial Fair Play and the ability of European football clubs to raise finance (Part 1)

Published Thursday, 14 May 2020.

Why Nigeria’s new crowdfunding rules may prove an attractive option for sports teams

Published Friday, 01 May 2020.

COVID-19: a guide to Australia’s main legal changes for sporting organisations

Published Monday, 20 April 2020.

COVID-19: the impact of postponing or cancelling sports events in India

Published Friday, 17 April 2020.

COVID-19: practical guidance for those affected by cancelled sports events in Germany

Published Tuesday, 07 April 2020.

Win-win: a progressive approach to maternity & paternity rights for professional athletes

Published Wednesday, 01 April 2020.

Rule 40 in France: limited new opportunities for partners & sponsors of French athletes

Published Friday, 27 March 2020.

COVID-19: sport and the law of frustration and force majeure

Published Tuesday, 17 March 2020.

How competition law is shaping Olympic sponsorship: Part 2 – Germany's Competition Authority helps ease restrictions on athletes

Published Wednesday, 26 February 2020.

How player insurance works in Rugby Union and the modern challenges facing insurers

Published Friday, 10 January 2020.

BHA responds to Levy Yield for 2020/21

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) welcomes the announcement from the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) that around £80 million has been generated in Levy in the year ending on 31 March 2021.

Racing was suspended for the first two months of the year and licensed betting offices have been closed or restricted for much of the period since.

National Football League Taps Genius Sports Group As Exclusive Distributor of Official League Data

NEW YORK, NY and LONDON, UK, April 1, 2021 – The National Football League (NFL) and Genius Sports Group (“GSG” or “Genius”), a global leader in digital sports content, technology and integrity services, today announced a new multi-year strategic partnership to power the future of NFL fan experiences using personalized, data-driven technology. Going forward, Genius will be the NFL’s exclusive distributor of real- time official play-by-play statistics, proprietary Next Gen Stats (NGS) data, and the League’s official sports betting data feed to media companies and sports betting operators globally, including the U.S., where legal. In addition, Genius and the NFL will develop a jointly governed technology center/hub dedicated to driving the future of NFL betting through innovation of NFL’s data feeds, data products, and fan engagement offerings.