Melting pot
May 13th, 2013
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ANDREW NIXON is a sports lawyer, a partner in the sports group at Sheridans. He is a specialist in the regulatory framework of football and has advised clubs and individual players on regulatory disputes. In the first of a series of new columns for Sportingintelligence, Nixon explores whether a challenge to Uefa's FFP regulations by a Belgian agent, Daniel Striani, could scupper the European body's plans.
By Andrew Nixon
13 May 2013
In 1995 the case of Jean-Marc Bosman came before the European Court of Justice and changed the face of football in Europe. The case involved (amongst other issues) a challenge to the legality of the transfer system for football players.
The ECJ found in favour of Bosman...
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May 7th, 2013
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Wembley, the national stadium and spiritual home of English football, will host the 2013 Champions League final later this month when Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund face each other. The German clubs come from a footballing nation where tickets are cheap, travel to matches is free or subsidised - and the average supporter isn’t just seen as another mug with a wallet to empty. Wrexham fan Ian Herbert has been lucky enough to see his own team play at Wembley twice this season, but asks: haven’t the authorities forgotten, again, the game is all about the fans?
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By Ian Herbert
7 May...
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April 30th, 2013
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English football has been a soap opera for years, an unending pantomime of drama, chaos, money, more money, haves and never-will-haves, millionaires, billionaires, plutocrats and conmen. The demise of Leeds was shocking, the demise of Portsmouth shameful. But one story now well into its third year that continues to be simply extraordinary is that of Blackburn Rovers since being sold in 2010. A court case this week has been the latest farcical episode among many. But when, asks Ian Herbert, are the football authorities actually going to do anything about it - or even realise they should?
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By Ian Herbert
30 April...
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