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Latest FL Journal Articles
28
Nov
2025
Procedural Finality, Potestative Clauses and the Architecture of Football Justice - By Valeriy SUVOROV
CAS 2024/A/10946 DVSC v Juan Carrillo Milan
Introduction
The case DVSC v Juan Carrillo Milan stands out within jurisprudence because it completed two complete procedural cycles before FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Curiously, both CAS awards (CAS 2024/A/10946[1] and CAS 2023/A/9477[2]) ultimately diverged from two decisions of the FIFA Players’ Status Chamber (PSC) o...
28
Nov
2025
Revised Rules for Football Disputes in China: A Practical Guide to Judicial Interpretation (II) for Foreign Professionals - By Xi ZHIWEN
China Supreme People’s Court, 31 July 2025, no. 12 [2025], Judicial Interpretation (II) on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases
China’s new Judicial Interpretation (II) significantly changes the legal risks for football clubs that hire foreign professionals. It provides a strong domestic remedy for support staff (such as fitness coaches and team doctors) who do not have standing before FIFA, while increasing the consequences of wrongful termination by making reinstateme...
28
Nov
2025
First Test at the CAS for FIFA’s Regulation of Multi-Club Ownership - By Saverio P. SPERA
TAS 2025/A/11314 Club de Fútbol Pachuca c. FIFA & TAS 2025/A/11315 Club León c. FIFA & TAS 2025/A/11316 Club León c. FIFA
Introduction
Multi-Club Ownership (MCO) appeared on the scene of international football more than 30 years ago and, since then, has been discussed from a sporting, economic and legal (EU Law included) perspective.[1] Over the last decade, the phenomenon has grown in intensity and scope in parallel with the exponential growth of football commerc...
28
Nov
2025
The Discretionary Power of the Panel to Order the Production of Additional Evidence in CAS Proceedings - By Luca PASTORE
CAS 2024/A/10551 ESTAC v. Torino FC S.P.A. & FIFA
[1] [2]
The Panel has the power to order the production of evidence ex officio in order to supplement the documents and information available to the deciding body, pursuant to Article R44.3 of the CAS Code. However, such power is discretionary and must be balanced with the burden resting upon each party to substantiate its allegations with c...
28
Nov
2025
Application of Annex 7 RSTP in Light of Alleged Renewed Force Majeure - By Georgi GRADEV & Yavor PETKOV
CAS 2024/A/10491 Mathias Antonsen Normann v. FC Dynamo Moscow; CAS 2024/A/10492 FC Dynamo Moscow JSC v. Mathias Antonsen Normann & Al Raed; CAS 2024/A/10493 Al Raed Sport Club v. FC Dynamo Moscow
The Russia-Ukraine conflict, though tense and unstable, does not constitute an unforeseeable or fundamental change, as it was already ongoing at the time of signing and its risks were known and consciously accepted by the Player.
CAS 2024/A/10491 Mathias Antonsen Normann v. FC Dynamo Moscow; CAS 2024/A/10492 FC Dynamo Moscow JSC v. Mathia...
28
Nov
2025
Validity of Sell-On Clauses In the Case of Amateur Players - By Georgi GRADEV & Kaloyan STEFANOV
CAS 2024/A/10839 PFC Botev Plovdiv v. Club Centre de Formation National de Football
A sell-on clause remains enforceable even when the player was an amateur at the time of transfer. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed that such agreements are valid under Swiss contract law and the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, emphasizing party autonomy and the imputation of knowledge to a club thr...
28
Nov
2025
The Diarra Ruling and the Future of the FIFA DRC - Interview with Frans DE WEGER
Interview with Frans De Weger, President of the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the FIFA Football Tribunal
28
Nov
2025
"The adjustments required will focus on specific aspects identified by the ECJ, rather than a wholesale overhaul of the transfer system" - Interview with Emilio GARCIA SILVERO
Interview with Emilio Garcia Silvero, FIFA Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
28
Nov
2025
FIFA’s Regulatory Response since Diarra - By Saverio P. SPERA
Introduction
Few topics have been discussed so intensely in the sports law world as the future of the football transfer market after 4 October 2024. In the immediate aftermath of the Diarra judgment (Judgment), observers were quick to either dismiss its consequences or, more often, claim that the international transfer system as we had known i...
28
Nov
2025
Proving the Absence of Negligence: Lessons from CAS 2024/A/10550 - By Eloi GONZÁLEZ RIOL
CAS 2024/A/10550 AZ Alkmaar v. UEFA
CAS 2024/A/10550 AZ Alkmaar v. UEFA[1]
28
Nov
2025
Recent Jurisprudence on Agents in Germany - By Joachim RAIN
Preliminary Remarks
Specificities in the German Legal Framework
In order to better understand the decisions discussed in this article, it is important to first have an overview of the German legal agents framework and how it deviates from the legal prerequisites in other countries (the following overview is limited to civil and public law requ...
28
Nov
2025
Structured Finance in Italian Football - By Federico VENTURI FERRIOLO, Davide VALLI, Luca Alfonso LIBERTI & Nicolò PERI
Regulating Finance in Italian Football
The Italian model of sports governance is increasingly called upon to address complex regulatory challenges related to investment activities and structured finance within the football industry.
In recent years, the financial situation of professional football clubs has been critical, with a few cases of...
28
Nov
2025
The Football Players’ Right of Effective Employment - The Player’s Exclusion from the Group Training and B team Inclusion - By João NOGUEIRA DA ROCHA
There is an increasing number of disputes regarding the violation of the right to effective employment or the right of effective occupation. This can be understood as a violation of the player’s personality rights and the practice of workplace harassment.
In Portugal, with regard to football, the right to effective occupation is of particular i...
28
Nov
2025
The Rise of City Leagues in China - By Emily YU
Introduction
Following the economic contraction and the governance crisis of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) in the early 2020s, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, the dissolution of many high-profile Chinese Super League clubs, the corruption scandal surrounding the previous President of the CFA and the previous head coach of...
28
Nov
2025
A-League club Western United FC licence suspended: An Overview of the Regulatory and Legal Challenges - By Peter PALEOLOGOS
In September 2025, Western United Football Club’s (Western United) club operation licence was suspended by the Australian A-League governing body, namely the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The effect of this suspension or hibernation by the APL decision, for Western United not to participate in the current A-League season, has sent shock...
28
Nov
2025
The Right of First Refusal in Football Transfers: Legal Framework in Light of Kerem Aktürkoğlu’s Transfer from Benfica to Fenerbahçe - By Emin OZKURT
Introduction
The summer transfer of Turkish international Kerem Aktürkoğlu from SL Benfica to Fenerbahçe SK has drawn attention not only for sporting reasons but also for its legal intricacies. After protracted negotiations, Fenerbahçe finalized the signing of Aktürkoğlu, a move widely celebrated by their supporters. However, it soon emerged th...
28
Nov
2025
A System on Trial: The Failed Indian Super League Tender and the Legal Reckoning of Indian Football - By Deep RAY, Aniket ROUT and Tarun
Introduction
Indian football’s commercial and governance system, built on a 15-year-old deal and kept alive by protracted litigation, reached a critical juncture in November 2025. The All India Football Federation (AIFF), via its “Request for Proposal” (RFP), sought to sell the commercial rights for the Indian SuperLeague (ISL) for the next...
28
Nov
2025
28
Nov
2025
Diarra’s Saga: Past, Present and Future. A Straightforward Commentary - By Juan de Dios CRESPO PEREZ
Preamble
Diarra’s name is not only that of a football player, as his saga has reached the peak of a Netflix argument and might be as well-known as the likes of Bosman. Nevertheless, do not move so fast and use your brake: this is not a Bosman lookalike. The Belgian player and his lawyers did not ignore some FIFA regulations; rather, they used E...
28
Nov
2025
The Oceania Professional League – A Licensing and Regulatory Update - By Peter PALEOLOGOS
Oceania was always seen as a small FIFA Confederation that never really had a significant profile in international football. However, for those who know the region, there are a huge number of talented Pacific Island players who have never had the professional playing platform or stage to showcase their abilities. However, after substantial FIFA...
28
Nov
2025
Supreme Court Confirms Agent’s Right to Payment - By Aspa SOULOUKOU
Supreme Court of Greece, 31 October 2025, no. 837/2024
A foreign FIFA agent acting as legal person (Agent) and the Greek football club Olympiacos FC signed a private agreement dated 8 July 2008 for the Agent’s services provided to Olympiacos FC regarding the signing of an employment contract of a football player. On 17 September 2008, the parties signed a new private agreement by which they cancelle...
28
Nov
2025
Adrien Rabiot Obtains the Reclassification of his Successive Fixed-Term Contracts with PSG into a Contract of an Indefinite Duration
Paris Court of Appeal, 19 June 2025, no. 22/01925, Adrien Rabiot
Not subject to the transitional provisions of the Law of 27 November 2015 (enshrining the specific fixed-term contract), fixed-term contracts concluded from 2014 onwards between Paris Saint-Germain and its former player are governed by national standard labor law regulations, which makes the use of fixed-term contracts conditional on proof of th...
28
Nov
2025
"FIFPRO believes that the ruling should significantly improve players’ freedom to negotiate or terminate their contracts” - Interview with Alexandra GOMEZ BRUINEWOUD
Interview with Alexandra Gomez Bruinewoud, FIFPRO Legal Director
30
May
2025
Pandemic and Force Majeure Clause - By Saksham SAMARTH
Introduction
This article analyses the consequences for employers and employees stemming from unforeseen and extraordinary events that arise during a contractual relationship. The COVID-19 pandemic, wars, conflicts, political unrest, earthquakes, currency variations etc. have been some reasons in the football world where employers have often in...
30
May
2025
SFT 4A_406/2024, 30 September 2024 - By Jean-Pierre MORAND & Riccardo COPPA
SFT 4A_406/2024, 30 September 2024
30
May
2025
Some Strange Clauses in Footballers’ Contracts - by Juan de Dios CRESPO PEREZ
Now that the new season is starting soon, and even with another transfer window due to the FIFA Clubs’ World Cup, the football stakeholders are on the verge of conducting transfer agreements and labor contracts.
Having been in the football market for more than 35 years, I have the knowledge, or some to say the least, of singular clauses that cl...