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Football and the law

Submitted by WG on Fri, 19/10/2012 - 10:52

Like it or not football is increasingly becoming entangled with the law.   The number of lawyers specialising in sports law is growing all the time.   The implementation of Uefa's financial fair play scheme is likely to be challenged in the courts.


Hence it is very helpful to have an authoritative website run by a lawyer and dealing with some of these issues, e.g., there is an article on the recent penalties imposed by Uefa on some clubs.

State aid probe could hit West Ham bid

Submitted by WG on Tue, 16/10/2012 - 09:00

West Ham's bid for a tenancy at the Olympic Stadium could be held up by a state aid probe by the European Commission.   Competition commissioner Alexander Italinier has given notice of an investigation into the public financing of stadiums used by professional clubs.    

Ridsdale is barred as director

Submitted by WG on Thu, 04/10/2012 - 08:27

Peter Ridsdale has been a controversial figure in English football.  Indeed, the Financial Times describes him this morning as a 'serial football club chairman'.  He is in the news again because he has been barred by the Insolvency Service from serving for seven-and-a-half years as a company director.

Police lose £1m Leeds case

Submitted by WG on Sun, 19/08/2012 - 14:47

West Yorkshire Police have lost a court case over who should pay for policing around the Leeds United ground at Elland Road.   They are expected to have to repay £1m to the club.   However, the case has ramifications well beyond Leeds as it calls into question guidance issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) to the individual forces about who should pay for what at games.

Court decision challenges TV rights

Submitted by WG on Sat, 18/08/2012 - 08:54

The Premier League's television rights are its most valuable asset and it will take any steps it can to defend them.   However, it may have gone too far in using an agent who was not a regulated solicitor in dozens of cases.  

Such individuals should not carry out certain functions and a court has ruled that in receiving payment from the Premier League to represent them in a private prosecution Media Protection Services was acting as a solicitor when it was not recognised as such.

Premier League funds prosecution

Submitted by WG on Thu, 26/07/2012 - 15:01

The Premier League's determination to protect its intellectual property rights and those of its broadcasters is demonstrated by its involvement in the public prosecution of a man accused of importing cut-price satellite decoder cards.

Football bosses jailed in Chinese match fixing case

Submitted by WG on Fri, 15/06/2012 - 11:06

China has put two dozen former football officials, players, coaches and referees behind bars in an attempt to clean up the game which has been rife with corruption.  Two former national soccer chiefs and the disgraced national football team captain each got ten and half a years to enjoy the amenities of the country's prisons.

Match fixing scandal in Italy

Submitted by WG on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 09:18

Italian police visited the national team's training ground near Firenze earlier this week as part of an ongoing match fixing investigation.   Among those arrested in the latest phase were Stefano Mauri, the captain of Lazio.

Police from Cremona in northern Italy are leading the so-called 'Last Bet' investigation which is said to involve eight matches from the 2010-11 season.   It is alleged to involve several teams in the top three divisions and an international betting syndicate that extends to Singapore and South Africa.

Fifa sticks its oar in at Rangers

Submitted by WG on Wed, 30/05/2012 - 08:47

It often seems to be one step forward two steps backward at Rangers.   After yesterday's court victory, Sepp Blatter and his bunch of cronies in Switzerland have stuck their oar in and are issuing all sorts of threats to the Scottish Football Association (SFA).

Rangers transfer ban quashed

Submitted by WG on Tue, 29/05/2012 - 17:01

Rangers have won a court case against a transfer ban imposed on them by the Scottish Football Association (SFA).  The ban would have seriously compromised their ability to compete next season.