On 29 July 2026, Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) has imposed an 18-month suspension on an amateur tennis player for the possession and attempted use of clomiphene and ordered him to pay a fine. During postal inspections, two packages addressed to an amateur tennis player containing the
So-called ‘no-poach agreements’ are used, from time to time, in association football, particularly in crisis situations. They are agreements between clubs not to solicit or hire one another’s players. Once mainly confined to the corporate world, such agreements are now drawing attention in the sporting world,
The recent decision of the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal (Tribunale Nazionale Antidoping – TNA) imposing a twenty-year period of ineligibility on former professional cyclist Danilo Napolitano provides an important opportunity to examine the operation of the anti-doping adjudicatory system in Italy and, in particular, the
Legal and Disciplinary Framework Whilst sports, by virtue of their universal values, ought to serve as a unifying force, they can occasionally become the target of racist and discriminatory acts both in the stands and on the pitch. Turkish sports law has developed a comprehensive sanction mechanism
In General Money laundering is a significant and growing problem in sport, which is now a multi-billion US dollar industry in its own right, particularly in association football, the world’s favourite and most lucrative sport. This is largely due to the eye-watering sums, cross-border transactions, and opaque
Swiss Sport Integrity has issued the following Advice to athletes: “If athletes are planning a summer holiday, a training camp or participation in an international competition, Swiss Sport Integrity recommends checking their own travel pharmacy before departure. Find out in advance about the doping status of the
FIFA has issued the following Statement: “The FIFA Integrity Task Force, established to safeguard all FIFA competitions against match manipulation‑related threats, has successfully concluded its FIFA World Cup 2026™ operations after monitoring betting markets and on-field activity in real time across all 104 matches. Based on the
The investigation conducted by the Public Prosecutor of Milan into alleged interference with refereeing appointments for certain matches during the 2024–2025 season represents a case of particular interest from the perspective of the relationship between ordinary criminal justice and the sports legal order. The request for
An internal audit launched by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) at the end of 2024 into referees' betting activity found that, of 571 registered referees, 371 held betting accounts, and 152 of them had actively placed bets on domestic matches. Following this finding, the TFF initiated
The Göthberg v. Lazio Women case (CAS 2025/A/11527) is set to become an important precedent in the field of women’s sports employment law. The decision clarifies that, within the FIFA/CAS framework, the absence of a signature and registration does not necessarily prevent the formation of an