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  • Court case against 2030 Winter Games in the French Alps

    Someone posted a claim (a pdf document) that was apparently filed in the court against Winter Olympics. It was done in a specific French municipality. I found this on Linkedin and find it interesting to summarize from my perspective. Key arguments Having studied public Law in France (Aix-Marseille III university), I find this motion very…

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  • AG Emiliou’s Opinions on Sports Governing Bodies’ Regulations – Part 3 of 3

    Welcome back to the final part, readers! In the final part of our mini-series, we explore Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou’s opinions on the third case, Case C-133/24 (Tondela and others), which involves a no-poach agreement among football clubs in Portugal‘s first and second divisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. This case examines the compatibility of such…

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  • AG Emiliou’s Opinions on Sports Governing Bodies’ Regulations – Part 2 of 3

    Welcome back, readers! In the first part of our series, we introduced Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou’s opinions on three significant cases involving sports governing bodies and their regulations. Today, we continue with an in-depth look at the second case, Case C-428/23 (ROGON and others), which involves the Deutscher Fußballbund e. V. (DFB) and its regulations…

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