With so much at stake on the field of play and, with the rise of sports marketing as a multi-billion US dollar global industry, sports disputes are also increasing off the field of play. And France is no exception, with more and more sportspersons resorting
The image rights of sportspersons are a very valuable marketing and promotional tool, not least for football players and their clubs. As pointed out in a previous NEWS item, sports image rights are not universally recognised legally. However, in France, such rights are legally recognised
One of the most popular and lucrative forms of sports marketing is sports sponsorship, which, globally, is worth more than US$100 billion (around Sw. Frs. 89.37 billion), and that amount is expected to almost double by 2030! Currently, the highest paid sportsperson in the world
From time to time, it may become necessary to legally enforce CAS Arbitral Awards, once final and binding, where a party concerned fails to comply with those Awards, especially ones involving the payment of substantial sums of money, by way of compensation or fines. Fortunately, there
The DRC is particularly involved in cases arising under the Regulation on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP), especially on disputes relating to training compensation and solidarity contributions in football transfer cases. Under art.1 par.1 of Annexe 4 of the RSTP, training compensation must be
It is a well-known fact that the careers of elite sportspersons are relatively short compared with those of other professionals. For example, football players, on average, retire between the ages of 31 and 35, and reach their peak performances between the ages of 25 and
Sport is all about fair competition, the so-called ‘level playing field’ and the unpredictability of the outcomes of sports events – or, at least, it should be! Unfortunately, there are many examples of practices in sport where this is not the case, and which negate these
Reports of injuries sustained by sportspersons on the field of play are almost an every-day occurrence, especially in these times when competition is so fierce and so much is at stake, not only in sporting terms but also in financial terms. Take the UEFA Champions
Technology is an integral part of our daily lives, and, to some degree or another, we have become dependent upon it, and sport is not beyond its outreach. In fact, many sports are now embracing technology, in one form or another, to replace or supplement human-decision
Sadly, more and more cases of abuse of young persons and vulnerable adults participating in a range of sports are being reported. This phenomenon has become of increasing importance, particularly with the rise in women’s participation in sport, not least in football. Many international and national sports