Promoting safe sports in Singapore: education, due diligence and disciplinary processes

Published Friday, 19 June 2020.

FIFA Guardians and why international federations should play a greater role in safeguarding sport

Published Tuesday, 26 May 2020.

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.

COVID-19: key points for football clubs on the UK Government’s job retention scheme

Published Friday, 03 April 2020.

COVID-19: the impact on players’ contractual rights & obligations (key principles from case law)

Published Monday, 30 March 2020.

Statement: Moussa Marega and racism in professional football

The racist abuse towards FC Porto player Moussa Marega highlights once again the failure to protect professional footballers from discrimination and racial vilification.

NCAA agrees that student-athletes can receive funding for Olympic training

Published Thursday, 06 February 2020.

FIFPro underlines commitment to player activism

FIFPRO has underlined its commitment to player activism after the International Olympic Committee released guidelines, clarifying that athletes are subject to sanctions by making political gestures on the podium, in the Olympic village, at the opening and closing ceremonies, or on the field of play.

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

Published Friday, 10 January 2020.

Sports law in 2020 - key issues to watch in North America

Published Monday, 30 December 2019.

Sports law in 2020 - key issues to watch in Asia & Australia

Published Monday, 30 December 2019.

Sports law in 2020 - key issues to watch in UK & Ireland

Published Sunday, 29 December 2019.

Could The FA do more to discourage racism? A review of the Bernardo Silva decision

Published Friday, 20 December 2019.

Key sports law cases and developments of 2019 – Central & South America

Title image of flags in countries of Central and South America

Published Saturday, 21 December 2019.

Key sports law cases and developments of 2019 - UK & Ireland

Published Monday, 16 December 2019.

A detailed analysis of the legal arguments in WADA v Sun Yang & FINA - a very public hearing

Published Thursday, 28 November 2019.

A second bite of the cherry: reviewing the 2019-2022 wage deal for the Australian Football League Women

Published Thursday, 14 November 2019.

A short review of the Italian Association of Sport Attorneys' 'Sport and Women' conference in Rome

Published Friday, 01 November 2019.

How do football lawyers differ to football agents? An interview with Daniel Geey

Published Thursday, 17 October 2019.

How the UK courts assess future losses of earnings for professional athletes in claims for career-ending injuries

Published Friday, 11 October 2019.

U.S. sports law news update: $75 million NCAA concussion settlement approved

Published Thursday, 05 September 2019.

An update on Antonio Brown’s helmet dispute with the NFL

Published Friday, 23 August 2019.

An overview of the new FIFA Disciplinary Code

Published Thursday, 25 July 2019.

A data analysis of the arbitrators, cases and sports at the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Gates of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Published Thursday, 04 July 2019.

Resolution of the IOC Executive Board with regard to racism and inclusion

The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Olympic Charter shall be secured without discrimination of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

Sport, safety and participation – the year in review 2019/20

Published Tuesday, 26 May 2020.

COVID-19: can esports help mitigate the impact on traditional sports?

Published Wednesday, 06 May 2020.

A review of DSN v Blackpool FC and its implications for sexual abuse claims in English football

Published Tuesday, 14 April 2020.

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

Published Wednesday, 01 April 2020.

Why the economic growth of sports needs to be matched with better governance

Published Friday, 20 March 2020.

Insuring student-athletes: what are the federal income tax implications of schools buying disability policies?

Published Tuesday, 11 February 2020.

Gareth Farrelly - Lawyer, Arbitrator and Former Pro Football Player Episode 88

Aris must stop abusive treatment of Spanish player

FIFPRO demands that Theodoros Karipidis and Angelos Charisteas, respectively the president and the sporting director of Aris FC, immediately stop the abusive and discriminatory treatment of Alejandro Menendez.

Unveiling football’s Global Player Council

FIFPRO is launching a Global Player Council to strengthen the role of professional footballers in shaping their industry at an international level.