Blog tagged as International Law

The CJEU challenges the FIFA transfer system in the Diarra case. The judgment of 4 October 2024 finds that certain rules are contrary to the free movement of workers and competition in Europe. This decision will necessarily lead to an evolution of European professional football.

Analysis of the crucial role of the CAS ad-hoc and anti-doping Chambers at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: exclusive jurisdiction based on the Olympic Charter and contracts, accelerated arbitration procedures, issues of awards in matters of eligibility and doping

According to the conclusions of the Advocate General of the CJEU in the Diarra case, the FIFA rules on transfers violate free movement, competition and professional freedom. If these conclusions were to be followed by the Court, it could lead to a reform of the FIFA RSTJ.

The CAS reduces the suspension of Simona Halep from 4 years to 9 months for involuntary doping. The former world No. 1 proved that her positive test for Roxadustat during the 2022 US Open was due to contamination of a dietary supplement. She can return to competition immediately.

For FIFA and the CAS, a national football federation cannot terminate, on the grounds of non-achievement of a sporting objective, unilaterally and in advance the employment contract of the selector or assistant coach of the national team without payment. compensation.

For the CJEU, the rules of UEFA, FIFA and ISU on the prior approval of sports competitions are contrary to European competition law. Arbitration bodies in sports matters must be able to be subject to effective judicial control (via a preliminary question)

FIFA is launching its new online legal proceedings management portal for all proceedings before the Football Court and the judicial bodies of FIFA.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected the request filed by the Russian Football Federation against the decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee and the FIFA Council suspending the participation of Russian clubs and national teams in their competitions.

FIFA has added an appendix 7 to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players: “Temporary rules in response to the exceptional situation linked to the war in Ukraine”. These temporary provisions relate in particular to the rules for the registration and employment of players and coaches.

Since January 1, 2021, the International Football Association Board ("IFAB") has been offering protocols to protect the football player who has suffered a concussion without numerically disadvantage his team and is experimenting with the possibility of an additional permanent replacement.

Player loans will be subject to new regulations on July 1, 2022, which are part of the third group of reforms to the international transfer system – transfers of minors, loan contracts and squad sizes, registration periods, financial regulations .

On October 8, 2021, FIFA reminded member associations of their obligation to transpose the provisions on maternity of professional players adopted at the end of 2020. Is the FFF concerned insofar as French law already provides protective conditions for employees?

FIFA presented on September 10, 2021 the rules of procedure and operation of the Football Court. It brings together the existing decision-making bodies of FIFA into a single institution made up of three chambers: the dispute resolution chambers, the status of the player and the agents.

For the Tokyo 2020 Games, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has established the fundamental principles allowing athletes to exploit their sports images or performances. In France, the implementation of these principles is the responsibility of the French National Olympic Sports Committee.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport refrains from "reviewing decisions taken on the field of play by referees or other officials responsible for applying the rules of the game, unless there is evidence that these rules have been applied. arbitrarily or in bad faith "

During the Tokyo Olympics, Olympic athletes participating in the Games can now, thanks to an amendment to Article 40 of the Olympic Charter, use, under certain conditions, their names, images or sports performances for advertising purposes.

The coach of the Bleuets struggles to obtain the agreement of professional football clubs to release the players selected for the France team for the Olympic Games. What are the regulations and why the provision of players is not compulsory for the Tokyo Olympics?

An anti-doping control carried out in France (national or international athlete) with a positive result leads to a presumption of infringement of anti-doping rules and the opening of a disciplinary procedure before the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) .

LawInSport is an English sports law information site that provides expert analysis and commentary on the latest legal developments in sport. LawInSport also organizes international conferences in which lawyers from Cabinet BERTRAND participate.

The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) is the American association of sports lawyers. Each year, SLA organizes a Conference in the United States bringing together several hundred participants.