After some uncertainty, the United Football League (UFL) has announced that it will kickoff its inaugural season this fall. Dubbed the “UFL Premiere” season, the league will play a 6-game schedule, with only four teams instead of the anticipated 8 teams, due in part to the prevailing economic conditions. Details on the season remain rather [...]
Should Beckham Be Released from MLS Contract to Join AC Milan?
February 9, 2009 By 2 Comments
With David Beckham’s long rumored transfer to AC Milan seemingly imminent (yesterday MLS had just rejected a $10 million transfer, but negotiations are continuing), it is worth examining the implications of the move. First, a little background: Beckham came to the L.A. Galaxy on a “free” in 2007 after finishing out his contract with Real [...]
National Signing Day: Beware of the National Letter of Intent
February 4, 2009 By 9 Comments
Today is National Signing Day in College Football. UConn is once again hosting a reception at Rentschler Field to announce the newest Huskies. But the event brings up a question that was recently covered on Connecticut Sports Law (Jagodzinski Controversy Overshadowed Plight of Recruits): why would recruits sign a National Letter of Intent? The latest [...]
Tuesday Sports Briefs
February 3, 2009 By 1 Comment
Yankees Consider Use of Disparagement Clauses Following the release of a book in which Joe Torre discusses his years with the New York Yankees, sometimes in unflattering terms, the Yankees are considering inserting disparagement clauses into its coaching and managerial contracts. For a legal analysis of the use of such clauses, see Michael McCann’s article [...]
