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Who’s Who Legal, The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners have all recently published their Legal Directories for 2018/19, and we are delighted that many members of our sports team have been recognised.

The recent compulsory liquidation of international sports agency MP & Silva after a petition from the French Tennis Federation has raised concerns...

Colour blindness is defined as “the inability to distinguish the differences between certain colours”. It affects 1 in 12 men, therefore it is highly likely that each Premier League starting XI (let alone squad) will include at least one player that is affected.

Recently the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced the launch of its “Good for Rugby” authenticity brand.

Over the years football celebrations have become more elaborate (Stjarnan FC’s “Catch of the Day” is just one example), with players having their own trade mark move...

We are delighted to announce that Julian Moore has joined the Mills & Reeve London office, as the head of the London sports team.

Reevaldo signed for Kings Cross United FC (KC United) during the summer transfer window in 2018. Being such a popular and high profile player, in addition to the employment contract the club proposed an image rights agreement.

On 6 November 2017, FIFA (the world governing body for football) and FIFPro (the World Players’ Union) reached a wide ranging 6 year cooperation agreement to strengthen relationships between the two organisations and improve the governance of professional football worldwide.

This is Part Four in Mills & Reeve’s series of blogs about Getting Data Protection Right. In Part One we looked at lawful processing, in Part Two we focused on transparency, and in Part Three, we focused on data security.

Readers might have seen the disheartening news for Dulwich Hamlet FC (DHFC) about their possible exclusion from their ground at Champion Hill.

Arsenal have the Emirates Stadium, West Ham moved into the Olympic Stadium and Tottenham are redeveloping White Hart Lane.

Much has been written in the media about ever increasing transfer fees and the role of intermediaries in football.