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Colour blindness is defined as “the inability to distinguish the differences between certain colours”. It affects 1 in 12 men, therefore it is highly likely that each Premier League starting XI (let alone squad) will include at least one player that is affected. The FA recently published a 78 page article addressing the matter. Our Matt Knowles takes a look at what clubs can do by way of best practice to assist their players.
Chelsea’s plans to be playing in a redeveloped Stamford Bridge by the beginning of the 2024-25 season have been put on hold due to visa issues by its Russian billionaire owner – Roman Abramovich.
What happens when a footballer has a falling out with his club? Where does the dispute get heard - domestically or internationally? Does it matter if the player involved is a foreign/international player? What issues are involved? When would a player have grounds to terminate his contract, and what are the consequences for doing so? What would a new club need to consider when signing such a player? We consider all these issues and more in a new 2 part Reevaldo series.
FIFA TMS recently published a report regarding the use of intermediaries in international transfers between January 2013 to November 2017. It made for interesting reading. Our Tiran Gunawardena looks at some of the more notable facts and figures.
Over the past 12 months, Mills & Reeve’s Sport Law team have been advising Eni Aluko and the PFA and on matters which came to a head at this week’s dramatic Select Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport hearing.
Joey Barton was the latest high profile footballer to be sanctioned by The Football Association under its Rules and Regulations relating to betting. Our sports lawyers, Tiran Gunawardena and Phil Hutchinson, wrote an article for Law in Sport analysing Barton's case.
