Sports employment disputes in Italy are governed by a distinctive interaction between State law and the rules of the sports system. This is particularly relevant in professional football, where employment relationships between clubs and players, as well as those involving coaches and other sports professionals, are
Professional football involves substantial cross-border financial flows, including club investments, acquisitions, player transfers, agent payments, sponsorships and image-rights arrangements. These transactions can involve complex ownership and contractual structures, making the sector relevant from an anti-money-laundering perspective. Switzerland is also particularly significant as a centre of international sports
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
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