By Dolf Segaar, Sports Lawyer at CMS Amsterdam and Elly Besterveld, Support Lawyer at CMS Amsterdam The Netherlands Background For 23 years, Adidas and H&M have been in a battle over “stripes”. Adidas is the holder of the well-known “three-stripe” … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw On 24 March 2020, the Summer Olympic Games, which were scheduled to take place in Tokyo in July and August were postponed for the safety of the athletes, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This news … Continue reading →

T he coronavirus pandemic is heavily impacting the football industry. Issue number 289 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the gaps in the players’ estimated transfer value in the event that no matches will be played and no contract will … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw With the growing pressure from National Olympic Committees, including those of Canada and Australia, to postpone the 2020 Summer Games, which are due to be held in Tokyo in July and August, and a call … Continue reading →

Two Borussia Dortmund players head the rankings of big-5 league footballers born in or after 2000 with the highest transfer values according to the CIES Football Observatory algorithm: Jadon Sancho and Erling Håland. The Englishman is valued at almost €200 M and the … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw One of the important casualties of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is the hearing of the appeal by Manchester City FC (City) against the two-year ban from European Competitions imposed on City, on 14 February 2020, … Continue reading →

By Rafael Braegger, Attorney-at-Law, Pachmann Attorneys-at-Law, Zurich, Switzerland The COVID-19 pandemic is having a dramatic impact not only on people’s everyday lives and on the activities of businesses, but also on major international sports events, such as the UEFA Euro … Continue reading →

Lausanne, 16 March 2020 – Due to the current work disruptions caused by the Covid-19 in the world, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) applies the following guidelines as of 16 March 2020: Article R31 of the Code of … Continue reading →

The 287th edition of the Weekly Post ranks clubs from the five major European leagues according to the value on the transfer market of players under contract. The analysis takes into account the 20 players per club with the highest values as … Continue reading →