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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. 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 …
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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. The following is another article in my series on third-party influence. Previous articles in the series can be found, here, here, and here. Once again, …
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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 is part of a series on FIFA’s enforcement of Article 18bis in its Rules on the Status and Transfer of Players. This rule forbids …
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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. There is a subset of third-party influence cases that turn on a confusing distinction between penalty and bonus clauses. Usually, the debate arises in the context …
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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. FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players include two provisions that restrict third-party influence on clubs: Article 18bis, which limits influence from other clubs, …
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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. Two weeks ago, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee punished two French clubs – Angers and Paris FC – for their roles in a so-called “bridge transfer.” This is …
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 the summer of 2019, Roma transferred two players to Spartak Moscow for €3 million each. The first player – well-regarded striker Ezequiel Ponce – was …
Continue reading “FIFA Case Note: Newell’s Old Boys v. Roma”
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. Long-standing precedent from FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber entitles clubs to training compensation for the period they take a player on loan. But the right to compensation …
Continue reading “FIFA Case Note: Udinese v. Paris St. Germain”
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 remains a tough wall to clear. Generally, the rule bars clubs from signing foreign …
Continue reading “The Wrong Kind of Exceptional: Oscar Bobb’s Uselessly Close Article 19 Case”
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. Last month, the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Miami FC and Kingston Stockade’s claim against FIFA, the US Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer for …
Continue reading “Pro/Rel Goes to Court: An Analysis of Miami FC and Kingston Stockade v. FIFA”