Landis Barber5 days ago3 minUnited States Soccer National Teams Agree On New CBAsImage via Wikipedia Both the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT), through the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association, and...
Landis BarberApr 132 minCAS Releases Full Order on Russia’s Request for Provisional MeasuresPreviously, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) released its decisions on the Football Union of Russia’s (FUR) requests to stay the...
Emlyn GoodmanMar 313 minThe Sale Is Final; It is Time For The Washington Spirit To Move On From the Shadows Of Their PastImage via Washington Spirit When you hear the phrase “toxic workplace” in relation to a Washington D.C. sports team, your brain may...
Ashlyn Stone Mar 313 minThe Challenger Cup & The Challenges Women Soccer Faces in Injury RiskThe National Women’s Soccer League (“NWSL”) hosted an extended preseason tournament, The Challenger Cup, over the last two weeks, leading...
Ben ShraderMar 113 min“Abramovich’s actions have consequences too”: Chelsea Football Club’s Day of Legal ReckoningImage via Sky Sports There is an old adage that, every time you go to a ballgame, you have the chance to see something that you’ve never...
Greg MorettoMar 23 minAbramovich’s Ties to Putin Puts Chelsea’s Future at RiskRoman Abramovich Photo by Alexander Hassenstein - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Chelsea FC’s multi-billionaire Russian owner Roman...
Julie ChambersFeb 253 minUSWNT’s Legal Saga Culminates In Historic Settlement But Leaves Some Questions UnansweredImage via PA Wire/PA The United States Women’s National Soccer Team’s (USWNT) ongoing litigation over pay equity and unfair working...
Ashlyn Stone Feb 233 minU.S. Soccer and United States Women’s National Team Players Agree To Settlement in Equal Pay SuitImage via Vox For the last six years, the United States Womens Soccer Team’s members and the parent company of the team, U.S. Soccer,...
Kate RosenbergFeb 92 minThe Jersey Exchange: A New Sign of Solidarity?Image via Getty Images. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-60293042 News and allegations of domestic and sexual violence have...
Ashlyn Stone Feb 52 minA First Time For Everything: NWSL’s Historic Collective Bargaining AgreementOn January 31, 2022, The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Player Association and the NWSL’s league representatives ratified the...
Greg TermolleFeb 24 minFutbol Finance: The American DreamImage via NBC Sports Many young American soccer players aspire to play professionally in Europe. This January transfer window saw a lot...
Emlyn GoodmanJan 243 minNWSL CBA Negotiations Are Headed For A Dramatic TurnImage via Chicago Red Stars To say the world of sports and labor law often intersect would be an understatement, and in its current...
Ashlyn Stone Dec 24, 20213 minSam Kerr’s Yellow Card for Tackling a Fan Deserves Further ExaminationOn December 5, 2021, women’s soccer player Sam Kerr was left to her own devices when a fan stormed the pitch in a game between Chelsea...
Madison AbattiDec 16, 20213 minConcerns Continue Ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup As teams around the world continue to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, the host country, Qatar, finalizes its preparations for the teams...
Christopher DeubertDec 15, 20216 minMLS And The USL Are In Competition – Whether They Like (Or Admit) It Or NotI have heard or read both MLS and USL officials claim that the leagues are not in competition with each other. Both leagues seem...
Christopher DeubertDec 7, 20215 minIs Major League Soccer “On the Rise”? Not Quite.In October, I was fortunate enough to be a part of a panel at the Harvard Law School Sports Law Symposium entitled “On the Rise? Pro...
Christopher DeubertNov 29, 20219 minMLS’ Single-Entity Structure Is An Antitrust NullityMLS’ status as a “single-entity” league is oft reported and mentioned, but not well understood. The league, others like it (such as the...
Emily CostanzoNov 29, 20214 min#NoMoreSilence: Uncovering a Culture of Abuse in the NWSLImage via Insider Picture this: you’re sitting at your laptop, and after hearing some buzz about allegations of abuse in the NWSL, you...
Christopher DeubertNov 23, 20215 minHow MLS Restrains the Non-Player Labor Market – Potentially in Violation of Antitrust LawsThe legal relationship between MLS and its players is complex and something I will explore in a future article in my series of articles...
Michael MillsteinNov 20, 20213 minBenjamin Mendy Pt. 2: New Allegations or “The Deshaun Watson Free Pass”Image via The Athletic If the allegations explored by part one of the Benjamin Mendy saga did not suggest the possibility of guilt,...