By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has won its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in its long-standing case brought by UEFA for its alleged breach of the Financial Fair Play Regulations. In … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw After four months of lockdown, the recreational game of cricket in the UK has been allowed to resume from 11 July, following Governmental approval, but subject to strict guidelines. Village greens, sports clubs and playing … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Bianca Williams, a British Olympic athlete, and her partner, Ricardo dos Santos, also an athlete, were stopped by the Police when driving back to their home in West London on 4 July. They were forced … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Abuse of gymnasts has recently come to light and the sports’ governing body, British Gymnasts, has called for an independent enquiry. It is alleged that there has been mistreatment of several gymnasts in a sport … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The beginning of the delayed 2020 Season of Formula One (F1), due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, with the Austrian Grand Prix held on 5 July got off to a spectacular start. Only 11 of the … Continue reading
The 303rd edition of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the big-5 league players whose transfer value would increase the most if their contract with the club of belonging was extended for an additional year. The most positive gap … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The role and participation of women in sport has been under active discussion recently in sporting circles, and, in this Post, we will turn our attention to horse racing, often referred to as ‘The Sport … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Former England Captain, Clare Connor, will become the first female President of the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) in its 233-year history. Currently, the England and Wales Cricket Board Managing Director of Women’s Cricket, she will … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) is happy with the precautions, described as “immaculate”, put in place to allow Formual One (F1) to resume the 2020 season – the first ten races having been cancelled … Continue reading
By Athena Constantinou, Managing Director, APC Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus The future of young student athletes, as exciting as it may seem, hides a lot of challenges, not least financial ones. The financial vulnerability of young people, especially athletes, is … Continue reading