In 2018 $350m should have been paid in "Solidarity Payments" to clubs that develop young talent, but only $68m got through. Rafael Martins investigates what steps FIFA are taking to make sure the clubs that train young talent get their fair share of their future value.
The Transfer Matching System
The international football transfer market is a multi-billion-dollar industry with around 12,000 cross-border transfers of professional male players taking place each year, so why does it occasionally go so spectacularly wrong?
Greek Football Clubs: A Game of Hide and Seek
Gone today, here tomorrow? Greek football clubs are under financial pressure and Antonis Vogaitzakis looks at the measures that they resort to, and how they align with FIFA's regulatory framework.
The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal
In the world of Basketball, what do you do if you need help with a contract dispute? You call for the BAT. Alvaro Casares Conde looks at the work of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal for Lex Sportiva.
Modifications to CONMEBOL’s Disciplinary Code
CONMEBOL, the governing body for South American football has got serious with a raft of new provisions in their disciplinary code and new sanctions covering discrimination and match fixing. Santiago Zambrano reviews the changes for Lex Sportiva.
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