In Switzerland, football disputes may be settled by both national and international sports bodies. The Swiss Football Association (SFV) has its own internal dispute resolution bodies, and they handle disputes within the Swiss football system that are not in the competence of the Swiss Football League;
In its Decision 25-DCC-172 of 25 July 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) (the Authority) announced in an official Press Release that it had unconditionally cleared the acquisition of exclusive control of Sofisport by the FN Browning Group (FNBG). FNBG, a Belgian group, specialises in the manufacture and
Football disputes in the UK are settled through arbitration, specialist tribunals, such as the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), based in Zurich, Switzerland, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and, in certain limited cases, by the UK Courts (see
Our International Sports Law Consultant, Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw, has given an interview on the Sports Image Rights of English Premier League Footballers to the leading Swedish Newspaper ‘Expressen’ which was published on 16 August 2025. To read the interview, log onto https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/premier-league/premier-league-stjarnornas-separata-bolag-inget-skattebrott-/. As he states in
In France, football-related disputes benefit from a comprehensive range of resolution mechanisms designed to ensure fairness, efficiency, and respect for the specificities of the sport. Depending upon the nature of the dispute, it may be handled through internal disciplinary proceedings, resolved amicably via conciliation, settled through
Lausanne, 11 August 2025 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by Crystal Palace FC (CPFC) against UEFA, Nottingham Forest FC and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) concerning a decision by UEFA to remove CPFC from the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 due
The 2025 UEFA Women’s Euro football tournament, which was held in Switzerland in July, with a thrilling final between England and Spain, was intended to be a ‘green’, or environmentally friendly, sporting event, from a travel, eating and waste reduction point of view. UEFA highlighted that
In the last decade, women’s participation in sport in Germany has been on the increase. In the 16-24 age group, there are fewer girls and women actively engaged in sport than boys and men. Whilst in the 45-75 age group, the opposite is the case. As regards
The Head of our French Law Practice, Dr Estelle Ivanova, has published an article under the title ‘Power imbalance exposed?’ in the New Law Journal (www.newlawjournal.co.uk) issue of 8 August 2025 on the recent landmark ruling of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of
It has been reported that the Dutch foundation ‘Justice for Players’ (JFP), has commenced, on 4 August 2025, a class legal action against FIFA, the World Governing Body of Association Football and the French, German, Dutch, Belgian and Danish football associations. JFP claims that 100,000 footballers,