With so much money circulating sport and the desire to win, the need for integrity in sport, at the elite and grass roots’ levels, has never been greater than at the present time. The foundation of sport is fairness in all respects, especially on the field
Sport is big business: worth more than 3 per cent of world trade. So, there is much to play for, in financial as well as sporting terms. Not surprisingly sports disputes are on the increase. However, the sporting world prefers not to ‘wash its
New article of Lucien Valloni and Sara Botti in the September edition of Sports Law & Taxation on Women’s soccer: charting the economic landscape. Insights from Switzerland and Italy.
Our former Legal Counsel and valued colleague, Ennio Bovolenta, has been offered and has accepted a position in the Legal Department of UEFA, the Governing Body of European Football. His move takes effect from 1 September 2024. We were sorry to see him leave the Firm,
A new Swiss Sports Tribunal (SST) has been established on 1 July 2024 by Swiss Olympic, the National Olympic Committee of Switzerland. The SST, based in Berne, has taken over the functions of the former Disciplinary Chamber of Swiss Sport and will be responsible for settling
Happy to share our new article on the Cristiano Ronaldo case concerning Italian taxation of image rights of our Partner Dr. Lucien W. Valloni and our Of Counsel Avv. Sara Botti.
Happy to share that our partner Noemi Delli Colli, together with Prof. Rashid Bahar, commented on article 4, 5 and 20 of the Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA) in the newly published Basler Kommentar.
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SAFP President Lucien Valloni and Player Relation Manager Orlando Urbano visited Christian Eriksen today at his training session in Chiasso. SAFP personally offered him all support from the players union in his way back to professional football. SAFP President Lucien Valloni also congratulated Eriksen for his