A recent investigation suggests team spirit can be more of a hindrance than a help when it comes to reporting concussion in women’s rugby This has been revealed by a fresh investigation conducted by sports specialists from Staffordshire University and Atlantic Technological University, examining perspectives in high-level women’s rugby union. As per Dr. Alex Blackett,…
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Hackney Publications announced today that it was making its latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, published on February 24, 2023, the new sample issue on the site, a reflection of the issue’s “strength,” according to Editor and Publisher Holt Hackney. “We pride ourselves on providing provocative insight and thought leadership on the sports law issues…
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Mathew S. Rosengart will speak at Tulane Law School’s sixth annual Entertainment and Sports Law Conference in New Orleans March 3. The conference “brings together influential lawyers and executives in entertainment and sports to discuss the dynamics reshaping their industries.” Rosengart’s panel, titled “Entertainment & Sports Stars: High Profile Legal and…
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Iconic Sports on its investment in London-based group Eagle Football, which acquired a significant controlling stake in Olympique Lyonnais Groupe SA. This transaction creates one of the largest professional football groups in the world with interests in Olympique Lyonnais, Crystal Palace, Botafogo and RWD Molenbeek. The Kirkland team was led by…
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Regulations adopted by the FIFA Council in December 2022 following an extensive consultation process with all key international football stakeholders New rules will guarantee minimum professional and ethical standards for the occupation of football agent, including a mandatory licensing system Initiative is part of FIFA’s efforts to modernise the football regulatory framework and to protect…
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hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced new tools are being added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. “There’s a challenge in sports law classes…
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More than million American adults plan to bet a total of $1.8 billion on the 2022 FIFA World Cup™, according to the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) inaugural survey on World Cup wagering. (Hackney Publications produces MyLegalBookie, which can be subscribed to on a complimentary basis at the site.) Unlike other major events like the Super Bowl and…
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Football Australia announced today the appointment of Mel Mallam as General Counsel. Mallam returns to Australia having lived in Zurich, Switzerland for the past 15 years working with several global brands and will commence with Football Australia on 1 October 2022. As part of Mallam’s previous roles, she worked on two FIFA World Cups, the…
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Law firm Cozen O’Connor has announced that it has ended its sponsorship of professional golfer Jason Kokrak, who recently announced that he was joining LIV Golf. “For the past two years, Cozen O’Connor sponsored professional golfer Jason Kokrak. In light of Mr. Kokrak’s affiliation with the new LIV Tour, we have mutually agreed he will…
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Blaser Mills Law has won a landmark case in football concerning force majeure and Covid-19 Head of sport at the firm and former professional football player, David Winnie, was successful in his claim to the FIFA Football Tribunal on behalf of Dutch football coach, René Hiddink, against his former employer, Football Association of Maldives [FAM]. The…
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