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Steve Cockburn @stevecockburn.bsky.social · 19d

“Sporting bodies must not turn a blind eye to grave human rights violations, especially when their platforms are used to normalise injustices.”

UN experts call on FIFA and UEFA to expel Israel from international football, citing occupation and genocide.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts call for suspension of Israel from international football amid unfolding genocide in occupied Palestine

GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to suspend Israel as a country team from interna...

www.ohchr.org

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · 27d

🚨 Football Law’s July and August 2025 Roundup is now available:

⚽ The FA v Paqueta #WHUFC
🦅 #CPFC and UEFA
❌ UEFA sanctions #CFC and #AVFC
💶 Lassana Diarra’s €65 million claim for compensation against FIFA
🌳 #NFFC ordered to pay PL costs
🐅 #HCAFC transfer fee restriction

And much more!

July and August 2025 Roundup — Football Law

A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from July and August 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.

www.footballlaw.co.uk

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · 27d

🚨 Football Law’s July and August 2025 Roundup is now available:

⚽ The FA v Paqueta #WHUFC
🦅 #CPFC and UEFA
❌ UEFA sanctions #CFC and #AVFC
💶 Lassana Diarra’s €65 million claim for compensation against FIFA
🌳 #NFFC ordered to pay PL costs
🐅 #HCAFC transfer fee restriction

And much more!

July and August 2025 Roundup — Football Law

A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from July and August 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.

www.footballlaw.co.uk

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 12

Just some of the analysis from the decision in FA v Paqueta.

Read this and more from that case, and much more from a very interesting July and August 2025 for Football Law updates: www.footballlaw.co.uk/articles/jul...

#WHUFC #PL #CFC #AVFC #NFFC #EFL #SWFC

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 12

Just some of the analysis from the decision in FA v Paqueta.

Read this and more from that case, and much more from a very interesting July and August 2025 for Football Law updates: www.footballlaw.co.uk/articles/jul...

#WHUFC #PL #CFC #AVFC #NFFC #EFL #SWFC

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 11

🚨 Football Law’s July and August 2025 Roundup is now available:

⚽ The FA v Paqueta #WHUFC
🦅 #CPFC and UEFA
❌ UEFA sanctions #CFC and #AVFC
💶 Lassana Diarra’s €65 million claim for compensation against FIFA
🌳 #NFFC ordered to pay PL costs
🐅 #HCAFC transfer fee restriction

And much more!

July and August 2025 Roundup — Football Law

A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from July and August 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.

www.footballlaw.co.uk

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · Sep 11

A long time coming.

www.thefa.com/news/2025/se...

Chelsea FC charged

Chelsea FC charged with breaching FA Regulations

www.thefa.com

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 11

🚨 Football Law’s July and August 2025 Roundup is now available:

⚽ The FA v Paqueta #WHUFC
🦅 #CPFC and UEFA
❌ UEFA sanctions #CFC and #AVFC
💶 Lassana Diarra’s €65 million claim for compensation against FIFA
🌳 #NFFC ordered to pay PL costs
🐅 #HCAFC transfer fee restriction

And much more!

July and August 2025 Roundup — Football Law

A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from July and August 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.

www.footballlaw.co.uk

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Matt Slater @mjslater.bsky.social · Sep 11

🚨 We’re all National League now, aren’t we?!?

EFL in talks to extend Championship play-offs to six teams, adding an eliminator round. It would reduce dead rubbers, increase chances of golden ticket. Needs FA Board approval…& PL doesn’t like it!

www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...

English Championship considering promotion play-off expansion to six teams

The proposal, which has support from Championship clubs, would see teams from fifth to eighth play additional one-off preliminary games.

www.nytimes.com

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 10

🚨 Football Law’s July and August 2025 Roundup is now available, providing updates on:

⚽ The FA v Paqueta
🦅 #CPFC and UEFA
❌ UEFA's sanctions against #CFC and #AVFC
💶 Lassana Diarra’s €65 million claim for compensation against FIFA

And much more!

July and August 2025 Roundup — Football Law

A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from July and August 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.

www.footballlaw.co.uk

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 10

🚨 Football Law’s July and August 2025 Roundup is now available, providing updates on:

⚽ The FA v Paqueta
🦅 #CPFC and UEFA
❌ UEFA's sanctions against #CFC and #AVFC
💶 Lassana Diarra’s €65 million claim for compensation against FIFA

And much more!

July and August 2025 Roundup — Football Law

A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from July and August 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.

www.footballlaw.co.uk

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

July and August 2025 Roundup will be published this week.

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 9

FIFA launches groundbreaking jurisprudence database: opening access to football’s legal precedents

Exciting resource!

Details of database here: inside.fifa.com/legal/news/g...

Database available here: knowledge.fifa.com/home

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

July and August 2025 Roundup will be published this week.

Subscribe to Football Law’s mailing list so you don’t miss it! 👇

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

Was perhaps fitting that the player missed his penalty in the penalty shootout. Not that it helped Manchester United, mind.

Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

‘The EFL Board, acting as the Management Committee of the Carabao Cup, has today fined Grimsby Town Football Club £20,000 - of which £10,000 will be suspended until the end of Season 2025/26 - for having breached the Rules of the competition'.

www.efl.com/news/2025/se...

Statement: Grimsby Town fined after fielding ineligible player

The Official home of the English Football League

www.efl.com

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

The WSL Football x Nike partnership also adds to this (albeit it is still boggling that clubs across WSL and WSL2 were not paying for all players’ footwear / goalkeeper gloves when no player endorsement deal was in place).

WSL Football and Nike agree transformative partnership to support athletes to compete at their best

www.wslfootball.com

Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

Great news in respect of WSL and WSL2 players receiving minimum salaries from this season. Full professionalisation will help the development of the women’s game, which is fully deserved.

Revealed: WSL and WSL2 players to get minimum salaries from this season

Minimum salaries will stop second-tier players needing part-time jobs on the side, Holly Murdoch, the chief operating officer of WSL Football, has told the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

A press release summarising the IFR’s plans and the opening of the IFR’s consultations is also available here:

www.gov.uk/government/n...

IFR regime to shut out rogue owners and promote sound investment in football

The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has today set out plans to raise the bar on owners and directors of football clubs, as it launches its proposed Owners, Directors and Senior Executives (ODSE) ...

www.gov.uk

Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

Further consultations also open in respect of IFR’s information gathering and enforcement. Information on those consultations is available here:

engage.footballregulator.org.uk/information-...

engage.footballregulator.org.uk/sanctions

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

Further information is available here:

engage.footballregulator.org.uk/owners-direc...

Owners, Directors and Senior Executives (ODSE) Regime

Engage Independent Football Regulator is The Independent Football Regulator’s public consultation and engagement platform. The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been established to protect and...

engage.footballregulator.org.uk

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

Independent Football Regulator opens consultation on its Owners, Directors and Senior Executives (ODSE) regime (see Football Governance Act 2025, Part 4).

IFR is seeking views on the draft ODSE Rules, draft ODSE Guidance and draft application forms to be used by owners and senior managers.

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Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

Club Financial Review Panel’s decision in respect of Hull City’s appeal against three-window transfer fee restriction is now available:

images.gc.eflservices.co.uk/b84f9690-827...

By way of summary, EFL statement announcing the decision is also available here:

www.efl.com/news/2025/au...

Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

Precis of the background leading to #MCFC's second challenge to the APT Rules is provided in Football Law’s January and February 2025 Roundup:

January and February 2025 Roundup — Football Law

A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from January and February 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.

www.footballlaw.co.uk

Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk · Sep 8

Premier League’s announcement:

Premier League statement

www.premierleague.com

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