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Sports Law
/ 4 days agoEstablishing Malta’s National Platform
On March 1, 2024, Malta made another important step forward towards combatting the manipulation of sports competitions on a local level...
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Sports Law
/ 1 month agoRespecting time limits in disciplinary proceedings
One of the key advantages when it comes to disciplinary proceedings that are lodged in front of a sports disciplinary body...
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Sports Law
/ 2 months agoChallenges to FIFA’s new agent regulations
Following extensive discussions and endless promises from FIFA that they will finally regulate the conduct of football agents in a proper...
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Football
/ 3 months agoCJEU preliminary ruling on the European Super League
Earlier this week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Europe’s highest court, delivered a much-anticipated ruling. This was...
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Sports Law
/ 7 months agoFIFA publish updated football agent regulations
After a much prolonged effort, FIFA has addressed one of football’s most controversial sectors; football agents, via the introduction of a...
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Sports Law
/ 8 months agoSemenya vs Switzerland – victory for Semenya
Earlier this month, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a landmark judgment concerning South African runner Caster Semenya. Semenya...
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Sports Law
/ 9 months agoUEFA’s new Financial Sustainability regulations
Back in 2009, UEFA rolled out the much-needed Financial Fair Play Regulations (FFP), with a view to prevent professional football clubs...
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Sports Law
/ 10 months agoRacism has no space in sport
Last Sunday’s football match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF was unfortunately marred by an unwelcome racism incident involving Real...
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Football
/ 11 months agoProposed amendments to the Fit and Proper Test
Back in 2004, a fit and proper test was introduced in UK football whereby any prospective football club owner or those...
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Football
/ 1 year agoSports Law analysis: Restraint of trade for sportspersons
The doctrine of restraint of trade in sports could potentially emerge from either a contract or a sports federation’s rules. Essentially,...