The protection of minors, that is persons under the age of 18 years old, in association football in Germany, is focussed on safeguarding them from abuse, violence, and exploitation, which is overseen by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)) and the corresponding legal regulations. The key
In the United Kingdom (UK), the legal protection of minors, that is, persons under the age of 18, in sport focuses on safeguarding them from abuse and harm and applies and enforces a duty of care on sports organisations and coaches. This is achieved through statutory legislation,
Dr Estelle Ivanova, a qualified French Lawyer and Mediator and the Head of our French Law Practice Group, is leaving our Law Firm, to pursue other professional opportunities. We thank her for her collaboration, especially her contributions to the NEWS section of our website, and wish
English Premier League (EPL) football clubs are changing to a new financial system called squad cost ratio (SCR) next season, This will allow clubs to spend 85% of their income on the cost of their players. However, when applying a complicated set of factors, clubs could be able
Security at sports events has long been a central issue in both sports law and public order regulation. Over the past decades, Italian legislators have progressively strengthened the legal framework aimed at preventing and addressing incidents of violence in stadiums, introducing administrative and criminal measures designed
Sport Integrity (SSI) issued the following Media Release on 27 February 2026: “Swiss Sport Integrity has handed down on 27 February 2026 a three-year suspension to an amateur kickboxer for the presence, possession, and use of testosterone and has fined him. A sample taken from an amateur
Transgender issues in sport are expected, once again, to claim the attention of international and national sports governing bodies during 2026, and these include new guidelines to be introduced by the International Olympic Committee and those recently introduced by England Squash, which has published the
"FOOTBALL - MALAYSIA THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) PARTLY AMENDS SANCTION AGAINST SEVEN PLAYERS FALSELY MADE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY FOR MALAYSIA Lausanne, 5 March 2026 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has partially upheld an appeal by seven players against the
A member of the United States Congress, who is a Republican representative for Tennessee, is promoting a Bill called the "Officially Limiting Yearly Money Procured by Individuals Concerning Sportsmanship Act." For short, the Bill is known as the “OLYMPICS Act”. He explained the purpose of his
This year will see Switzerland filling gaps in its legal regime on sports corruption, particularly match-fixing, despite being the headquarters for many international sports governing bodies, which are expected to set high ethical standards for the sporting world. Although match-fixing, globally, has shown a slight reduction