Buyout clauses, also known as release clauses, are contractual provisions allowing association football players to terminate their employment contracts by paying a pre-agreed sum, thereby facilitating a move to another club. Whilst they are legally required in Spanish professional sport under Real Decreto 1006/1985, such clauses
In Israel, although there is no specific law on sports image rights, they are generally protected by intellectual property law, including trademarks and copyright, and by contract law, including provisions in sponsorship, endorsement and merchandising agreements, for example, football shirts, and also in sports events
In Israel, sport is regulated by government bodies and sports federations. The focus is on promoting participation in sport; ensuring fair play; and addressing issues such as violence, discrimination and inclusion. The Ministry of Culture and Sport plays a key role in developing national sports policy, including
Salary caps have long been a familiar feature of professional sport in the United States, especially in the National Football League (NFL), where they are part of a comprehensive regulatory framework designed to ensure competitive balance, financial sustainability, and collective fairness. In Europe, however, the application
Whilst legally recognised in Türkiye, sports image rights are not as extensively developed and exploited as in many other European countries and elsewhere, for example, the United States. But this is likely to change in the foreseeable future. Primarily protected under unfair competition principles and the
Our Managing Partner, Dr Lucien Valloni, participated in a FIFA meeting of representatives of several players’ unions from around the world in New York City, in which players welfare was discussed. The meeting was chaired by the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino. It was held on the eve
In the Paul Pogba Doping Case, on which we briefly reported previously on the website, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has now published its reasoned Award (CAS 2024/A/10443 Paul Pogba v. NADO Italia) for reducing the period of ineligibility and quashing the financial
In the competitive arena of sports broadcasting, where billion-euro sums change hands regularly, fairness is supposed to be the cornerstone of the deals. Rights to air major sporting events are awarded through public or private tenders, where broadcasters and production companies compete to offer the
On 14 July 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed the appeal lodged by Slovakian club FK DAC 1904 A.S. against UEFA, as reported in the official CAS media release of the same date. The appeal concerned the DAC exclusion from the UEFA
The introduction of the new UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations (FSR), in force since 1 June 2022, has reinvigorated the legal debate on the compatibility of sporting sanctions with European Union (EU) Competition Law. Replacing the earlier Financial Fair Play (FFP) framework, the