Issue number 265 of the Weekly Post presents the 100 players from the five major European leagues with the highest transfer values according to the freshly updated and further improved CIES Football Observatory algorithm. Three forwards are in the top … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Women’s football is growing in popularity and up to one billion are expected to view the current FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place in France. However, there is a shocking financial disparity in terms of … Continue reading
By Emre Bilginoglu, Attorney-at-Law, Istanbul, Turkey Due to its youthful population, Africa is an essential market for e-sports. However, it is wide open to development as major game publishers have not yet fully invested in the region. Nevertheless, the African … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw In an appeal by the Olympic 800 metres champion, Caster Semenya, to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court against the controversial CAS Decision last month, the Court has granted her, on 3 June 2019, a temporary … Continue reading
This new Monthly Report analyses the composition of teams participating in the five of the most developed women’s professional leagues worldwide: four European leagues (Germany, Sweden, France and England), as well as the National Women’s Soccer League in the United States. It … Continue reading
By Niovie Constantinou, Associate Lawyer, Ioannides Demetriou LLC, Nicosia, Cyprus Olympic athletes impress sports fans all over the world. But the reality is that many of them often find themselves struggling financially, as well as emotionally and physically, before, during … Continue reading
By Jonathan Copping, Lawyer, Stone King, London, UK The UEFA financial fair play investigation into Manchester City (City) could lead to the club facing a Champions League ban. The investigation highlights the difficulties of trying to bring success to a … Continue reading
What is the percentage of points won by champions in the five major European leagues? Issue number 264 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post answers this question for the last twenty seasons. The analysis reveals a progressive increase in the percentage … Continue reading
By Frans De Weger, BMDW Advocaten, Haarlem, The Netherlands A new edition of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) will enter into force on 1 June 2019. The new edition provides for only one, but … Continue reading
By Laura Donnellan, School of Law, University of Limerick, Ireland The Jockey Club’s annual accounts for the year 2018 show a tenth consecutive year of profits with a turnover of £214.6 million (Press Release, ‘10 years of commercial growth leads … Continue reading