Sports Team Pens Article for ‘LawInSport’ on European Super League
July 16, 2021
Partner and Co-Global Practice Group Leader – Related Attorney(s) Business and Commercial Disputes Graham Shear, Senior Associate Andrew Street, and Associate Alec Brown authored an article for LawInSport, first published 9 July , on the ongoing European Super Graham Shear League (ESL) story. They explore the financial drivers behind Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona and Partner and Co-Global Practice Group Leader - Juventus F.C. continuing with the ESL, some recent Business and Commercial Disputes developments, the powers of the Federation London Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and [email protected] the Union of European Football (UEFA) to impose sanctions, the regulatory tightrope that any sanctioning body will walk.
Shear, Street and Brown conclude that, “The road ahead… will become clearer once UEFA’s initial Andrew Street investigation has concluded, should it reach that Senior Associate point given the Courts’ involvement. It will be London interesting to observe how these broad challenges [email protected]
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Alec Brown
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