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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. As follow-up to my earlier posts on the Diarra ruling and Viktor Gyokeres’ transfer saga, this edition will take a closer look at the “protected period” …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. Viktor Gyokeres has a problem and so far, he has not asked the landmark Diarra ruling[1] to solve it. For at least the past two transfer …
Continue reading “Why the Gyokeres transfer saga is not the Diarra ruling’s moment”
Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. Earlier this month, the Court of Justice for the European Union (the “CJEU”), issued its long-awaited judgment in Diarra[1] – a case that targets the core …
Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. On October 4, the Court of Justice for the European Union (“CJEU”) will announce its decision in FIFA v. BZ (“Diarra”). Technically, the court will determine …
Continue reading “The Chain Reaction that could Upend FIFA’s Transfer System”
Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. Article 19 of FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players blocks international transfers of players under 18, except in five limited circumstances. One of …
Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. A club’s benefit from solidarity depends on its size – the smaller the club, the more important the payments. Two years ago, I used Sweden’s IF …
Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. From start to finish, Chelsea drove the story of 2023’s winter transfer window. Like many a good story, this one was well-organized. It began in north, …
Continue reading “David Datro Fofana: From Abidjan to Chelsea and the Fight In Between”
Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. Recently, Major League Soccer has signed several players under age 18 to lengthy (five-to-seven years) professional contracts. While these contract terms exceed the maximum FIFA allows …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. This article was first posted on March 9, 2018 (on Medium). It has undergone minor edits for clarity. In January 2018, Canadian striker Cyle Larin completed …
Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. In late 2021, the Court of Arbitration for Sport denied 15-year-old American David Kelley’s[1] attempt to sign with Fehervar, one of Hungary’s top clubs. The player …
Continue reading “Notes on Article 19: In pursuit of a more coherent standard”