LEGAL ANALYSIS

Image via Wikipedia Both the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT), through the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association, and...

Previously, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) released its decisions on the Football Union of Russia’s (FUR) requests to stay the...

Image via Washington Spirit When you hear the phrase “toxic workplace” in relation to a Washington D.C. sports team, your brain may...

The National Women’s Soccer League (“NWSL”) hosted an extended preseason tournament, The Challenger Cup, over the last two weeks, leading...

Image 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...

Roman Abramovich Photo by Alexander Hassenstein - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Chelsea FC’s multi-billionaire Russian owner Roman...

Image via PA Wire/PA The United States Women’s National Soccer Team’s (USWNT) ongoing litigation over pay equity and unfair working...

Image 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,...

Image via Getty Images. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-60293042 News and allegations of domestic and sexual violence have...

On January 31, 2022, The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Player Association and the NWSL’s league representatives ratified the...

Image via NBC Sports Many young American soccer players aspire to play professionally in Europe. This January transfer window saw a lot...

Image via Chicago Red Stars To say the world of sports and labor law often intersect would be an understatement, and in its current...

On 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...

As teams around the world continue to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, the host country, Qatar, finalizes its preparations for the teams...

I have heard or read both MLS and USL officials claim that the leagues are not in competition with each other. Both leagues seem...

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...

MLS’ status as a “single-entity” league is oft reported and mentioned, but not well understood. The league, others like it (such as the...

Image via Insider Picture this: you’re sitting at your laptop, and after hearing some buzz about allegations of abuse in the NWSL, you...

The legal relationship between MLS and its players is complex and something I will explore in a future article in my series of articles...

Image via The Athletic If the allegations explored by part one of the Benjamin Mendy saga did not suggest the possibility of guilt,...