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Defamation, Social media, United Kingdom Being a sports professional and the use of social media now goes hand in hand.

What is the position on national associations exploiting the image rights of international footballers for commercial purposes?

Data protection has hit the radar of sports organisations following last year's high profile data leaks and cyber-attacks on the likes of WADA by the “Fancy Bear” group.

While the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU are still unclear, what is clear is that Brexit could potentially have a significant impact on UK sport and the premier league.

The transfer window in the summer of 2016 saw Premier League clubs spend over a billion pounds in transfer fees. 

Rachael Somerset,  a specialist in reputation management, spoke to Manchester Evening News about some practical advice that athletes (and anyone on social media for that matter) should heed before firing off a tweet.

On 22 February 2016, the National Anti-Doping Panel (“NADP”) banned Dr Georgios Skafidas for life for the offences of administration and trafficking, pursuant to the UK Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.

In what could prove to be a landmark employment law decision for athletes in the UK, Jonas Gutierrez won a disability discrimination claim against his former club, Newcastle United Football Club...

Vicarious liability is a long-standing, common law principle of strict, no fault liability for wrongs committed by another person.

In order for foreign football players to play in the UK, they need to obtain a work permit. This Reevaldo post details the whole process and takes you through how a work permit is obtained.

In a series of 4 Reevaldo posts, we discuss the various elements of a transfer, from the behind the scenes negotiations, to the transfer agreement, player contract negotiations and also what role the agents play in making a deal happen.

All of the content you'll see on the Reevaldo website (and this blog) has been written by members of the sports law team at Mills & Reeve. We have acted for football clients on landmark cases and record-breaking transfers.