selection issues at the african cup of nations
The African Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) begins in January 2017 and the participants’ federations have released their squads for the upcoming tournament. Prior to these...
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strength in numbers playing by the rules in the efl chekatrade trophy
On 16 November 2016, the English Football League (“EFL”) fined 12 teams participating in the EFL Chekatrade Trophy for failing to field ‘full-strength’ sides. Pursuant to...
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the challenges of navigating the twittersphere
The African Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) begins in January 2017 and the participants’ federations have released their squads for the upcoming tournament. Prior to these...
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Sep
how to deal with the x factor in football
The 2016/17 Premier League season is well underway and the headlines in transfer news have been dominated by Paul Pogba’s transfer to Manchester United for...
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Sep
Punishing Historically Offensive Tweets in Football the Grey Area
It has recently been revealed that Burnley striker Andre Gray posted a number of allegedly sexist, homophobic and derogatory tweets on his Twitter account when...
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Sep
Balancing Transparent Confidentiality in the Publication of Player Contracts
In January 2016 the wider football world was treated to a Wiki Leaks type revelation of player contracts by Football Leaks, a website which described...
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Sep
How to Survive the Ban on Third-Party Ownership Tpo
The recent comprehensive worldwide ban of TPO by FIFA poses a threat to football players, clubs and leagues across South America and Europe where the...
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Sep
The Problem with Uefa Financial Fair Play Regulations
UEFA describes the purpose of its financial fair play rules as “… improving the overall financial health of European club football.” The only problem is...
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Sep
Increasing Commercial Revenues for Football Clubs
THE BEAUTIFUL & LUCRATIVE GAME [vc_separator type='small' position='left' color='#d6202b' thickness='' up='' down=''] Football is not just the ‘beautiful game’, it can also be a lucrative one at...
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Increase Club Profitability through Player Contract
As another lucrative and successful season comes to an end across Europe, the more effective managers and club directors are already articulating their performance targets...