The allegations against the Canadian men’s and women’s national soccer teams for filming their opponents' closed-door training sessions are deeply concerning. As a Canadian, I am deeply disappointed by these revelations. The claims suggest a pattern of such behaviour dating back several years and implicate
FIFA recently launched the second edition of its integrity handbook called "Protect the Integrity of Football". The purpose of this handbook is to assist FIFA's member associations and stakeholders in the fight against match manipulation. This second edition provides guidance on how to: appoint an integrity
Thauli Sports Law is honoured and proud to partner with the IFAM for its second annual football (soccer) competition. Given the growing demand for sports law professionals, the IFAM’s founders and head organisers, Alessandro Carlini and Botond Pintér, developed this football moot to give law
In a recent op-ed entitled “What did Qatar actually get out of the billions spent on the World Cup,” economics professor from the College of the Holy Cross, Victor Matheson, speculates on the potential returns of Qatar’s estimated $300-400 billion investment in preparing for the
In an article entitled, “World Cup 2022: Denmark to wear ‘toned down’ jerseys in protest at hosts Qatar,” BBC Sport shares steps taken by Denmark’s national soccer team to shed light on Qatar’s history of human rights violations and emerging information about their treatment of
In a recently published article entitled “UEFA confirms it does not allow concussion subs after confusion over Beth Mead head injury,” BBC Sport shares news that the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) is not allowing substitutes in the case of head injury or concussion,