Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Ben Berger, who serves as Connecticut Sports Law’s resident soccer expert, recently launched his own blog, Footiebusiness.com. Here is a description of Ben’s new blog: At Footiebusiness.com, we hope to cover the intersection of soccer and money by examining the sponsorships, contracts, labor agreements and financing that are an integral part of the sport we [...]
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 [...]
By Marilee Corr Clark, Esq. Tax law is not normally associated with sports law. However, a tax provision that still seems relatively unknown could easily cause a professional athlete to owe more in taxes than he has received in a given year. The tax provision is Code § 409A, which was enacted in October, 2004 [...]
Fan conduct is under the microscope. Collegiate Athletic Directors, especially in basketball and football, have been trying to come up with solutions to fan behavior that often includes foul language, offensive signs, and personal taunts of opposing players. The NFL recently instituted a “Fan Code of Conduct.” These developments have some fans asking the question “what [...]
I never intended to make consecutive soccer related posts, but the breaking news out of New York deserves some attention. For the first time in MLS history, the League has handed down a suspension for use of performance enhancing drugs (the League has had its drug policy for 9 years). New York Red Bulls Goalkeeper [...]
With my time in the ctsportslaw.com director’s chair coming to a close (and no new news on the Nate Miles front), I thought I would post a potpourri of soccer information for your review. Major League Soccer announced its applicants for its next round of Expansion in 2011 (Seattle starts next year and Philly in [...]
Continuing a trend started in 1999 with Crew Stadium, Real Salt Lake will become the 8th Major League Soccer Team (Beckham’s Galaxy and Preki’s Chivas USA share the Home Depot Center) to open a Soccer Specific Stadium when RSL hosts New York on October 9. The 115 million dollar stadium holds 20k and will be [...]
