Tondela deals with an alleged no-poach agreement between Portuguese clubs which prevented the clubs from signing players who ...

It might be thought that the job of an athlete is difficult but simple: try to win and don’t cheat. If only things were that straightforward. In recent years, governing bodies have enforced the full ...

Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2024 in North America from the LawInSport Editorial & Advisory Board. We hope this proves useful not only in identifying specific cases and ...

Surprisingly, however, not much (academic) attention has been given to the legal and ethical challenges arising from the use of AI-systems in sports. Against this background, this article examines ...

With the United States Center for SafeSport (“ USCSS ”) completing 8 years in March 2025, this article examines the recent changes to the SafeSport Code and discusses some deficiencies in the process ...

The recent arbitral award delivered by a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel in CAS 2024/A/10918 Jonathan Dominic Finbar Beckett v. FIFA [1] (Award) sheds light on the challenges involved in ...

This article explains how Formula 1’s financial regulations and cost cap work and discusses whether they are fit for purpose: Why were financial regulations introduced to Formula 1? How are the ...

In the last year, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has charged both Jannik Sinner and Iga Świątek (both World No. 1s) with anti-doping rule violations after they tested positive for ...

The UK government’s pending Football Governance Bill [1] should have a smooth passage through its final stages in parliament to become law by July or September. The bill has completed its scrutiny by ...

Rule 40 by-law 3 of the Olympic Charter [1] (Rule 40) regulates the actions of Olympic participants and their unofficial (i.e. non-Olympic) sponsors. The Rule has been provoking complaints (often ...

Deaths from skate-blade lacerations are extremely rare in hockey. [1] Indeed, no National Hockey League (NHL) player has ever died as a result of being cut by a skate blade. [2] In January 2022, Teddy ...

This article offers some practical tips (drawn from the author’s experience) on how to select a football agent. Specifically, it looks at: The challenges facing young players What an agent can do to ...