By: Darren Bailey

Darren Bailey is a consultant at international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys. He is a former legal director of World Rugby and director of governance and regulation at the Football Association.

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Royal Antwerp case shows European sport ought to copy US interventionist approach

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Football fans digesting doom-laden commentary on the Royal Antwerp FC case on the legality of Uefa’s homegrown player regulations may be forgiven for recalling Brenda from Bristol’s reaction to the calling of general elections: “What, another one?” In recent years, legal challenges before European and national courts have sought to strike down various football regulations, [...]
A controlled revolution: NFL approves private equity stakes in teams

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The NFL continues to set the standard in terms of on-field interest and commercial growth in the US and beyond.
Paris 2024: France, elections, Olympics and a hostile mood

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When the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to Paris in 2017 there was a huge sense of anticipation and pride across France. Fast forward to today and the mood appears to be very different. In the lead up to major sporting events there is always a degree of trepidation around operational [...]

Football needs spending caps, open auctions for players and fairer distribution of revenues or an increasingly narrow group of clubs will prosper

July 21, 2019

As memories of a tumultuous 2018-19 season fade, it is tempting to believe all is well with the beautiful game. Scratch the surface, though, and it is apparent that football faces formidable challenges as market forces tighten their grip on its evolution. From the growing influence of a small number of global super clubs to [...]

Badenoch vows to end £100k childcare cliff edge introduced under last Tory government

You’re sued and you know you are: New law puts onus on clubs to prevent player abuse

Is Soho nightlife really dead? We went partying to find out

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