Discrimination against women in football is widespread and, on the increase, despite campaigns and initiatives aimed at reducing it (see below). It is reported that 89% of women involved in football and women fans of the men’s game are experiencing sexism, bullying, or harassment. The key concerns
19 March 2026 Following the proposal made by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) at the 74th FIFA Congress and the subsequent decision of the FIFA Council to mandate the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to investigate the alleged offence of discrimination raised by the PFA, the FIFA Disciplinary
The legal protection of minors, that is, persons under 18 years old, in sport in France is focused on strict safeguarding against abuse, mandatory background checks for staff, and specialised training contracts, and supported by the March 8 2024 Law on Honorability Controls (the 2024
The protection of minors, that is persons under the age of 18 years old, in association football in Germany, is focussed on safeguarding them from abuse, violence, and exploitation, which is overseen by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)) and the corresponding legal regulations. The key
In the United Kingdom (UK), the legal protection of minors, that is, persons under the age of 18, in sport focuses on safeguarding them from abuse and harm and applies and enforces a duty of care on sports organisations and coaches. This is achieved through statutory legislation,
English Premier League (EPL) football clubs are changing to a new financial system called squad cost ratio (SCR) next season, This will allow clubs to spend 85% of their income on the cost of their players. However, when applying a complicated set of factors, clubs could be able
Security at sports events has long been a central issue in both sports law and public order regulation. Over the past decades, Italian legislators have progressively strengthened the legal framework aimed at preventing and addressing incidents of violence in stadiums, introducing administrative and criminal measures designed
Transgender issues in sport are expected, once again, to claim the attention of international and national sports governing bodies during 2026, and these include new guidelines to be introduced by the International Olympic Committee and those recently introduced by England Squash, which has published the
A member of the United States Congress, who is a Republican representative for Tennessee, is promoting a Bill called the "Officially Limiting Yearly Money Procured by Individuals Concerning Sportsmanship Act." For short, the Bill is known as the “OLYMPICS Act”. He explained the purpose of his
This year will see Switzerland filling gaps in its legal regime on sports corruption, particularly match-fixing, despite being the headquarters for many international sports governing bodies, which are expected to set high ethical standards for the sporting world. Although match-fixing, globally, has shown a slight reduction