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Football agent attempts to challenge UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules

By Richard-Yates @ May 16, 2013 in Sports Law
16
May

A complaint has been made to the European Commission by Daniel Striani, a football agent registered in Belgium in relation to the new UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. Striani believes that the FFP Rules will serve to hinder his trading capacity as a football agent.  The new FFP Rules...

Cardiff City’s promotion will further boost the Welsh economy

By Richard-Yates @ Apr 19, 2013 in Sports Law
19
Apr

Cardiff City gained promotion to the Premier League on Tuesday evening following a 51 year absence from the top flight. The promotion comes just three years after Cardiff avoided a Winding Up Order in relation to an unpaid tax bill in what was the Welsh club's fifth visit to the High Court in...

Football Clubs managing finances more sensibly but warning signs still exist

By Richard-Yates @ Apr 15, 2013 in Corporate Insolvency
15
Apr

A recent survey has provided some hope that football clubs in England are beginning to adopt a more sensible approach in relation to their financial affairs. The survey looks at clubs in the three divisions below the Premier League and has discovered that of these 72 clubs, 6 of them, in addition...

Calls for changes to be made to Football Creditor Rule (FCR)

By Richard-Yates @ Apr 4, 2013 in Sports Law
04
Apr

The Football Creditor Rule (FCR) is a controversial rule which prioritises the payment of football creditors such as managers, players and clubs in a situation where a football club enters administration. The rule means that following an administration, any of the unsecured creditors deemed...

FIFA goal line technology – making football fairer or a commercial venture?

By Richard-Yates @ Mar 4, 2013 in Sports Law
04
Mar

FIFA has now licensed three companies as potential Goal Line Technology (GLT) providers. The companies are; Hawk-Eye, GoalRef and Cairos Technologies AG. The three companies will compete with each other in a bidding war for the position of official GLT operator at the FIFA Confederations Cup in...