Why non-EU footballers may struggle to secure a UK visa for club trials
Sports Lawyer In The Spotlight: Andrew Smith
Governing Body Endorsement For Overseas Players – How Post-Brexit Criteria Have Impacted Scottish Football
Sport and Diplomacy in the aftermath of the Russia Ukraine war
A Review Of LawInSport’s Football Conference 2022: Key Lessons For The Sector
Key Principles On Player Contracts From The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (Part 1 – Formation)
Why The South African Football Association Must Reform Its Training Compensation Regime
Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in UK & Ireland
Key Sports Law Cases And Developments Of 2021 – Asia, Africa & Oceania
Can athletes successfully challenge COVID-19 vaccine mandates? A case study from the Australian Open 2022
The Azeem Rafiq Case: How Sports Can Better Tackle Player Discrimination
Creating better pathways for young female football players in USA: Olivia Moultrie v NWSL
Joint statement on the impact of a biennial World Cup on women’s football
The proposed plans by FIFA to stage both the men’s and women’s World Cup tournaments every two years will have profoundly detrimental sporting, economic, societal and many other impacts that will fundamentally alter the course and development of the women’s game. The fast-paced nature of the (so far) very selective consultation process and all-but agreed proposals have not allowed a careful reflection on what is in the best interests of the future development of women’s football or adequately assessed the possible irreversible consequences such a change might entail.
Covid-19: Strategies for UK sports organisations preparing for end of furlough
An Athlete's guide: Knowing Your Rights When Involved In Police Investigations
Diane Caldwell: young girls in Ireland will benefit from this equal pay deal
- The Irish football association recently agreed to equal match fees for the men’s and women’s national teams
- Vice-Captain Diane Caldwell says this is a life-changing achievement for many players
- The 33-year old defender remembers the fight that led to this historic moment
Minor Leaguer’s Fight For Fairer Wages Enters Final Innings: A review of Senne v MLB
FIFAPRO joins Qatari government and BWI at Migrant Workers Forum in Doha
The Ministry for Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) and Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) organised a Community Leaders’ Forum on 27 August 2021 in Doha, Qatar.
Top Tips for Protecting Confidential Information and Trade Secrets in Motorsport
Political protests in sport – Athletes’ rights and duties at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
European Commission signs for an Equal Game
The Moral And Legal Obligations On Sports Employers To Support Victims Of Domestic Abuse
Mariyam Mohammad And Her Lawyer Discuss Her Discrimination Case Against The Asian Football Confederation
Significant increase in UCI Women’s WorldTeams’ salaries and budgets for 2021
A year after the creation of the UCI Women's WorldTeams, the first division of women's road teams, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the evolution of the riders' salaries and the teams' budgets confirm the ongoing professionalisation and development of the sector, according to a report by the auditing firm EY Lausanne, the external auditor appointed by the UCI as part of the teams' registration for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Sport And Employment Law – Annual Review 2022/23
Determining Compensation For Out Of Contract Footballers: The Nathan Ferguson & Luca Murphy cases
Spanish Women's New National Agreement: A Major Step Towards Equal Pay In Football
A guide to solidarity payments in football under the FIFA Regulations
How The US Women’s Soccer Team’s New Equal Pay Deal Works
Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in Europe
How FIFA's International Call-Up Rules Are Being Applied During the Pandemic
Key Sports Law Cases And Developments Of 2021 – Central & South America
Esports in Italy: Key Labour Issues & why a uniform legal framework is vital for its success
Player contracts, liquidated damages & the principle of reciprocity at FIFA & CAS
The role of the EFL’s Player Related Dispute Commission in disputes between clubs and players
Disciplinary charges, responses and suspensions for September 2021
SURROUNDING OF A MATCH OFFICIAL (FAST TRACK 2) – STANDARD CASE
Derby County FC, English Football League Championship
Sheffield United FC v Derby County FC
English Football League Championship
24 September 2021
Football transfers: Buy-Back Clauses explained
US Women’s National Team players’ association calls identical contract proposal ‘PR stunts’
On Tuesday the US Soccer Federation (USSF) made the offer to both teams in an attempt to resolve its gender pay dispute.
Five reasons why Romanian football needs to be fixed
FIFPRO is appalled by the employment situation of professional footballers in Romania and the lack of urgency shown by the country’s football association (FRF) to find adequate solutions for this disturbing situation.
Ghanian Player Union helps defender Nicholas Opoku win legal case
- Ghana National team player Nicholas Opoku wins legal case against Club Africain
- Opoku wins extra compensation under a new FIFA rule that can be triggered in extreme cases
- Black Stars player was supported in three-year case by Ghanaian player union and FIFPRO
Key UK Travel & Immigration Rules For The Sports Industry During Covid-19
How Brazil’s new “two coach” rule for league football works
FIFPRO and BWI agreements helps empower footballers to support workers in World Cup host nations
FIFPRO and Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) have signed a cooperation agreement that will give professional footballers concerned about human rights a platform to support the rights of vulnerable workers before, during and after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduces the life ban imposed on Samon Siasia to five years
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal filed by the Nigerian football coach Samson Siasia against the decision rendered by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on 11 April 2019 (the Challenged Decision). In such decision, Samson Siasia was found guilty of infringement of article 1 (bribery) of the 2009 FIFA Code of Ethics and sanctioned with a life ban from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level (administrative, sports or any other) and a fine of CHF 50,000 was imposed on him.
Fraud, Race Norming & Delays - How The NFL’s Concussion Litigation Fund Is Faring Five Years On
UEFA establishes Working Group on Workers’ Rights in Qatar
Following requests from a number of national associations, UEFA has established a working group to examine the issues surrounding workers’ rights in Qatar up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup and beyond.
Sport and employment law – the year in review 2020/21
