Sports Law

The golf course is not the only option for retired players. What lies ahead for today’s stars? As Ryan Giggs reached the landmark figure of 1000 career games against Real Madrid and having signed a further one year contract  which will see him continue to play at the highest level into his 40s, it is fair […]

With the tennis industry becoming increasingly commercial, greater emphasis needs to be placed on fostering healthy club-coach relationships. Research shows the most successful tennis facilities are those where there is a strong mutual respect between club and coach with the coach placing themselves at the heart of club activities. At the same time coaches need […]

The Leeds Rhinos  face the Melbourne Storm   in the World Club Challenge at Headingley Stadium this evening for what promises to be a ‘clash of the titans’.  One of the biggest talking points leading into the game has been the outright banning of the ‘shoulder charge’. The ‘shoulder charge’ is when a defending player makes […]

Already implemented across the continent by soccer’s European governing body UEFA, Financial Fair Play (FFP)  is designed to crack down on debt laden football clubs, with many teams across Europe this season being denied revenue, due to outstanding debts. But is FFP something soon to be seen on home turf? It sure could be! A […]

With press intrusion into private lives a problem for many within football, what can players do to combat unreasonable behaviour by journalists and photographers? Following the shocking revelations surrounding the News of the World and the resulting Leveson Inquiry (that has – somewhat ironically – dominated the headlines), it is fair to say that the […]

All the focus in the run up to the Olympics was the security of the games, how would the public transport network cope and how many medals Team GB would win. Now as the Olympics has drawn to a close and Royal Mail workers are swapping their postbags for gold paint brushes it is time […]

It is with some irony that at the Open Golf in Lytham yesterday one of the world’s top golfers, Rory McIlroy, experienced the nerve wracking anxiety of the weekend golf hacker by hitting a wayward shot which felled a spectator on the course! McIlroy had little cause for concern when he struck his drive but […]

The character Mr Micawber in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield is a good source of quotes on the subject of happiness. In the novel, Micawber, an eternal optimist, is repeatedly convinced that ‘something will turn up’. His name is often used to refer to someone who lives in a constant expectation of a better life. A […]

England may seem to be the land of plenty for Premier League players with massive salaries, mansions, swimming pools and Bentleys to boot, but as the last season ended and with a new one starting in a few months time, life as a footballer is not all it’s cracked up to be for many professionals […]

Equestrian sport’s version of the transfer window shut at the end of December, but the results are only fully apparent now. Many people are not aware that few top riders own the horses they compete on. Instead they ride and train with a horse that is owned by someone else who is free to sell […]

To the everyday sports fan the term “ambush marketing” is more than likely an alien concept. However, to an internationally recognised brand who has just spent millions of pounds tying down an official sponsorship deal for this summer’s Olympic Games it is a dreaded thought, and all too real a threat. To put it briefly, […]

The NBA has found itself a new fairytale in the form of Jeremy Lin, a 6ft 3in point guard who is a decedent of the lesser known basketballing nation of Taiwan. In a matter of weeks Lin went from a basketball player twice cut by other NBA teams, sleeping on his brother’s sofa, to achieving […]