By Athena Constantinou, Managing Director, APC Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus We often see that the commitment and dedication athletes give to their sports is not the same when it comes to their personal finances. The lack of basic financial knowledge … Continue reading
The 334th edition of the Weekly Post presents the squad transfer value for the 98 teams in the five major European leagues. The estimated value for players loaned to other big-5 league teams was computed for the clubs of belonging, … Continue reading
By Emre Bilginoglu, Attorney-at-Law, Istanbul, Turkey The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) is cooperating with the FBI in the States, through its recently established sports betting investigative unit, on allegations of e-sports match-fixing and illegal betting in Counter-Strike competitions, which offer … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw A new cricket competition is being launched, known as ‘The Hundred’. But will it score runs and widen the appeal of the game? Presumably, as intended. It is a 100-ball competition that will commence July … Continue reading
Best clubs for young players: global rankings Issue number 333 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the percentage of domestic league minutes by footballers who had not yet turned 21 at the time of the matches played this … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw This year’s Grand National horse racing event, held on 10 April, has been won for the first time by a woman jockey, namely, Rachael Blackmore, riding ‘Minella Times’. Blackmore, who is Irish and 31 years’ … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Several of the UK major sports bodies, including the English Football Association, the English Premier League, Scottish Football and the England and Wales Cricket Board, have sent a joint letter to the British Prime Minister, … Continue reading
By Emre Bilginoglu, Attorney-at-Law, Istanbul, Turkey Epic Games (for more information on its activities and its aims and objectives, log onto: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/epic-games-store-faq) continue their legal battle with Apple and Google, which began last summer. Epic Games’ main argument is that … Continue reading
By Ian Felice, Hassans, Gibraltar That Gibraltar was beaten 7-0 at home by The Netherlands last week in a World Cup Qualifier is not news. After all, 181 places separate these countries in the FIFA rankings. The Netherlands … Continue reading
By Jonathan Copping, Lawyer, Stone King LLP, London, UK On 17 March 2021, The English Football Association (the FA) published the long-awaited and major Report by Clive Sheldon QC into child sexual abuse in football between 1970 and 2005. The … Continue reading