Legal
SA locked in row over use of 'Bafana Bafana' nickname
Fri 23rd Jul 2010 | Legal
FIFA World Cup 2010 hosts, South Africa, are embroiled in a copyright row over their ‘Bafana Bafana’ nickname. The South African Football Association (SAFA), who made a reported $10m...
FA charge player over betting scam
Mon 19th Jul 2010 | Legal
Evo-Stik Premier League club, Marine has announced that it has received notification from the Football Association that it has charged their player Jonathan Goulding with contravention of the...
Premier League's case against YouTube thrown out of court
Fri 25th Jun 2010 | Legal
A US court has ruled in favour of Google's video-sharing website YouTube in a copyright infringement case to which the English Premier League had been added as a claimant. The case was originally...
Mutu ordered to pay chelsea FC 17m euros in damages
Tue 15th Jun 2010 | Legal
Adrian Mutu was yesterday ordered to pay former club Chelsea €17 million in damages by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. In July, the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a FIFA...
Hull City AFC part company with Phil Brown
Tue 8th Jun 2010 | Legal
Hull City AFC have officially parted company with manager Phil Brown who has been on gardening leave since March. The League Managers Association (LMA)have released a statement today confirming that...
HMRC issue writ to Premier League
Thu 3rd Jun 2010 | Legal
The taxman is taking the Premier League to court in what is another attack by HM Revenue & Customs against the controversial football creditors rule. Accountancy Age has reported that HMRC filed a...
Redknapp faces legal threat from Manchester City
Wed 5th May 2010 | Legal
Manchester City Football Club have reportedly consulted their legal team over Harry Redknapp's claim that they stopped Tottenham from trying to sign Craig Bellamy in January 2009. Redknapp said...
Football fixtures copyrighted, UK court decides
Mon 26th Apr 2010 | Legal
A UK High Court has ruled that football fixture lists are protected by copyright law, meanign betting companies and newspapers will have to pay to publish them. The Associated Press reports that the...
Football officials win age discrimination claim
Fri 16th Apr 2010 | Legal
Four assistant referees have been found to have been unlawfully discriminated against when they were retired from officiating at top-level football games at the age of 48. The Sheffield Employment...
Birmingham bosses play down speculation of legal challenge
Thu 15th Apr 2010 | Legal
Investment bank Seymour Pierce claim they will take control of Birmingham City unless £2.2million fees are paid to them before May 27. However, following today’s media coverage regarding...
Chelsea boss summoned to give evidence in Italian court
Wed 14th Apr 2010 | Legal
It’s been widely reported that Italian prosecutors have called Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti, to give evidence in the match-fixing trial against former Juventus managing director Luciano...
Sullivan and Gold face High Court compensation claim
Thu 8th Apr 2010 | Legal
Carson Yeung is reported to be ready to take former Birmingham City FC owners David Sullivan and David Gold, to the High Court. Yeung is seeking £5million in compensation from the pair after it...
Portsmouth's nine point deduction confirmed
Wed 17th Mar 2010 | Legal
The Premier League has issued a statement regarding Portsmouth Football Club. The statement reads: "Following the High Court's decision that Portsmouth FC's administration is valid the Premier League...
Football clubs may seek compensation for the training of young players
Tue 16th Mar 2010 | Legal
Football clubs may seek compensation for the training of young players whom they have trained where those players wish to sign their first professional contract with a club in another Member State The...
Chester City face expulsion from the Conference
Fri 19th Feb 2010 | Legal
The Board of the Football Conference yesterday met with representatives of Chester City (2004) FC, when the club pleaded guilty to all five counts with which they were charged. These included those in...
Wolves fined by the Premier League
Thu 18th Feb 2010 | Legal
Wolves have been handed a £25,000 suspended fine for fielding a below-strength side in the clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford in December. Manager Mick McCarthy made 10 changes from...
Curbishley and West Ham case settled
Wed 17th Feb 2010 | Legal
The League Managers Association (LMA) can confirm that Alan Curbishley and West Ham United have finalised all issues in relation to his departure from the club in September 2009. The Managers’...
Rooney in court over £4.3m lawsuit
Fri 12th Feb 2010 | Legal
Wayne Rooney will give evidence in court later today as he fights a £4.3million lawsuit. The Manchester United and England striker will be questioned over his involvement with controversial...
Clubs charged by FA
Thu 11th Feb 2010 | Legal
West Bromwich Albion and Plymouth have both been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players in Saturday's 1-0 win at Home Park. Jerome Thomas also faces a fresh FA charge...
Companies Court Winding-up list
Wed 10th Feb 2010 | Legal
Today is a day of reckoning for Portsmouth FC as they appear in court later this morning to face a winding up petition by HMRC over unpaid tax. However, the south coast club are not the only one in...
Chelsea transfer ban lifted by Courts
Fri 5th Feb 2010 | Legal
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued an award today ratifying the agreement reached by Chelsea FC, Racing Club de Lens and the French football player Gaël Kakuta, putting an end to...
Chester City to face League officials over unpaid tax bill
Tue 2nd Feb 2010 | Legal
Chester City officials have been asked to reconvene their shelved meeting with the Football Conference to outline the exact state of their finances according to a BBC report. The up-for-sale Blue...
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE LEAGUE MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
Tue 2nd Feb 2010 | Legal
The League Managers Association (LMA) can confirm that Mark Cooper and Peterborough United have parted company after Cooper received formal notice of termination of his employment from the football...
MLS and Players Union Agree to Continue to Negotiate Through Feb. 12
Sun 31st Jan 2010 | Legal
Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Major League Soccer Players Union (Players Union) today announced that the two organizations have agreed to continue to negotiate through February 12, as they work...
Hull City take legal action against former Chairman
Fri 22nd Jan 2010 | Legal
Hull City AFC are taking legal action against their former chairman Paul Duffen, with the case due in the high court today. Duffen left the KC Stadium in late October when he was replaced by Adam...
