Football
Sporting Succession in International Sports Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis of CAS Jurisprudence ↗
A comparative analysis of sporting succession, creditor protection and genuine club restructuring in CAS jurisprudence.
THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Article archive.
Analysis of the legal, commercial and institutional questions shaping international sport.
Football
Football
The Governance Paradox: FIFA’s Autonomy Doctrine, Domestic Accountability, and the Collateral Damage of Suspension ↗
The tensions between FIFA’s autonomy doctrine, domestic accountability and the impact of suspensions on football stakeholders.
Football
FIFA RSTP 2027 Edition: Extended Contracts for Players Under 18 ↗
An examination of changes to Article 18(2) and the practical implications of the revised framework for minors’ contracts.
Football
When Does a Regulatory Change Take Effect? The Colorno–Fiorenzuola Dispute and the Temporal Effect of FIGC Regulations ↗
The timing of a regulatory amendment and its consequences for player registration and technical training compensation.
Football
FIFA Regulations on Status and Transfer of Players 2027 Edition: The New Structure of Article 17 ↗
An analysis of the revised consequences of contractual breach, including sporting sanctions, inducement and liquidated damages.
Football
The Growing Influence of Broadcasting Revenue on European Football ↗
Broadcasting rights, revenue distribution and the difficult balance between commercial success and sporting competition.
Football
FIFA RSTP Changes: Introduction of Article 21bis “Player Participation in Transfer Fees” ↗
Brunno Couto considers the relationship between players and the economic value generated by their transfers.
Football
The FFE Project: Perception of Fairness and its Effect on the Integrity of FIFA ↗
Can an institution lose public trust without breaking a rule? An examination of fairness, commercial interests and the integrity of football governance.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding
Safeguarding in Sport: The Italian Model and International Experience ↗
Italy’s safeguarding framework, the challenges of effective enforcement and lessons from international sports organisations.
Esports
Esports
Imagine If FIFA Owned Football: Understanding the Esports IP ↗
Publisher ownership, competition models and the contractual challenges of sponsorship, broadcasting and co-streaming in esports.
MCOs & ownership
MCOs & ownership
Who Controls the Club? The Azul Azul Case and the Future of Sports Ownership ↗
How investment fund structures challenge the definition of club ownership, control and decisive influence.
MCOs & ownership
Domestic Multi-Club Ownership: How Do Europe’s Major Leagues Compare? ↗
Giovanni Martinez examines contrasting approaches to ownership and control across five European football markets.
Anti-doping
Anti-doping
The Enhanced Games: A Stress Test for Anti-Doping Legitimacy and the Governance of International Sport ↗
The Enhanced Games as a lens on anti-doping legitimacy, athletes’ rights, proportionality and sports governance.
Athlete rights
Athlete rights
Athlete Expression at the Olympics: The Heraskevych Case and Article 10 ECHR ↗
Athletes’ freedom of expression, Olympic neutrality and proportionality through the Heraskevych case.