The issue of whether transgender women can participate in women's sport is a continuing and controversial one and has not been resolved, to date, in all sports at either the elite or the grassroots’ levels. Perhaps, the ruling, on 16 April 2025, by the UK Supreme
Multi-club ownership (MCO) is becoming an increasingly prominent feature of the global football landscape, and France is no exception. Although Article L.122-7 of the French Sports Code (the Code) prohibits domestic club control by a single entity within the same sporting discipline, no such restriction exists
As noted elsewhere on this website, association football is not only the world’s favourite sport, but also the most lucrative one, as reflected in the eye-watering fees being paid for transfers of players nationally and internationally. In the 2025 winter football transfer window, almost £1.9 billion
von Sara Botti Mit der zunehmenden Etablierung flexibler Arbeitsmodelle und der Ausweitung von Fernarbeit über nationale Grenzen hinweg hat sich die Beschäftigungslandschaft in der Schweiz grundlegend gewandelt. Immer mehr Arbeitnehmer erbringen ihre Arbeitsleistung auf Schweizer Territorium, stehen jedoch formell in einem Arbeitsverhältnis zu im Ausland ansässigen
Der deutsche Profifußball ist immer wieder in den nationalen wie internationalen Schlagzeilen bezüglich der sogenannten, rechtlich wie tatsächlich umstrittenen, “50 +1 Regel”. Diese besagt, dass eine Kapitalgesellschaft (z.B. ein als GmbH & Co. KGaA organisierter Fußballclub) eine Lizenz zur Teilnahme an der 1. Oder 2. Bundesliga
Of the many appeals against awards of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) submitted last year to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (TFS), one appeal, in particular, is worthy of mention. Because it concerned the treatment of a minor athlete, namely, the Russian figure
Few aspects of life combine physical performance, emotional intensity, and social meaning as powerfully as sport. It inspires, unites, and sometimes divides, yet it always reflects something essential about who we are. It is a deeply human and cultural phenomenon: an integral part of our
One of the measures towards achieving clean sport is the so-called ‘whereabouts rule’, which was introduced by WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) on 1 January 2009, and which continues to prove controversial amongst sportspersons. The latest CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) Appeal case (CAS 2024/A/10679), which
The recent Opinion (Opinion) of Advocate General Ćapeta in Case C-600/23, RFC Seraing v FIFA, reopens complex questions about the interface between international sports arbitration and European legal principles, particularly the right to effective judicial protection under Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights
The European governing body of association football, UEFA, introduced their Financial Fair Play (FFP) Regulations in 2009 and they came into effect in the 2011-2012 season, with the aim that football clubs would not spend more than they earn, thereby endangering their long-term survival. At