AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS): SPANISH BECOMES THE 3RD OFFICIAL LANGUAGE FOR CAS ARBITRATIONS Lausanne, 30 June 2020 – The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), governing body of the Court of … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The world number one men’s single tennis player, Novak Djokovic, has created havoc for himself, his wife and some other tennis players by organising and taking part in the recent Charity Adria Tennis Tournament in … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw This year’s Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, due to start on 29 June 2020, have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The first time since the Second World War. Even playing them this year without … Continue reading
Issue number 302 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post analyses the InStat data on ball movement in kilometres during possession phases by teams from 35 European competitions for the seasons 2018/19 and 2019/20 (2018 and 2019 for summer leagues). … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw An update to the Post of 2 June 2020: Hearts and Partick Thistle have commenced a legal action in the Scottish Court of Session claiming £10 million – £8 million and £2 million respectively – … Continue reading
The 56th edition of the CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report analyses the characteristics of the coaches at the head of 1,646 teams from 110 leagues in 79 countries worldwide. The study covers three aspects: the age, the length of stay … Continue reading
By Dr. Alara Efsun Yazıcıoğlu On 11 June 2020, FIFA published a document (entitled ‘COVID-19, Football Regulatory Issues, Frequently Asked Questions, hereinafter the ‘CFRI-FAQs document’) to address the frequently asked questions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The document aims to … Continue reading
The 300th edition of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post compares 35 European leagues according to the number of penalties per game whistled by referees since the 2017/18 season (2018 for summer leagues) as per data provided by our partners … Continue reading
By Jonathan Copping, Lawyer, Stone King LLP, London, UK The shocking death in Minneapolis, USA, of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 has led to widespread protests across the world. It has also led to a variety of actions by … Continue reading
The Annual Review of Football Finance has just been published by the Sports Business Group of Deloitte. The 2018/19 Season has seen English and European football reach record levels of revenue generation. This Review provides a snapshot of the peak … Continue reading