Post-Diarra: A legal, economic, and governance analysis of the football transfer system (January 2025 – January 2026) The governance of global football has historically operated under a unified, vertical command structure centered […]
The Analysis Series – Diarra Judgment Case C-650/22 (Part I)
On October 4, 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in FIFA v. Lassana Diarra (Case C-650/22), a ruling that has essentially […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Sunderland (h) FA Cup 3rd Round – the thrill has gone!
Welcome to the post Sunderland, third round FA Cup edition of Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We go through the terribly disappointing events of the day and do […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Wolves (h)…. absurdity & carelessness reaches new levels
Welcome to the post Wolves (h) Talking the Blues podcast with Andy & George Costigan. We talk about the match but focus also on all the stuff around the game at present […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Brentford (h), we explore the inconsistencies of this current Everton
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues. After another terrible result (and performance) we get together to try and make some sense of the inconsistencies befalling Everton at present. With Andy and […]
The Analysis Series: The Independent Football Regulator’s Owners, Directors & Senior Executives regime (ODSE)
The Independent Football Regulator has published its response to the their consultation on the new Owners, Directors and Senior Executives regime (ODSE). The regime sets clear standards for those who own and […]
Talking the (Jolly) Blues Podcast – Nottingham Forest (a), what a way to finish the year!
Welcome to the post Nottingham Forest (a) Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. Simply, unbridled joy, and now expectation! Thanks to everyone for listening through 2025 – wishing everyone […]
The Analysis Series: Analysis of dividend regulation in English professional football, rule 34, and capital distributions
Financial regulation in English professional football has evolved from a Victorian-era ethos of community custodianship to a system defined by global capital markets, private equity, and institutional shareholder supremacy. At the beginning […]
The Analysis Series: Analysis of financial regulation in European professional football
The financial regulation of European professional football has evolved from a nascent, disparate collection of national bookkeeping rules into a more sophisticated, multi-layered architecture of economic control. This transformation has been […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Burnley (a), fixture list compilation, its impact, the Friedkins and the role of money
Welcome to the post Christmas, post Burnley (a) Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We skate over the Burnley match as quickly as possible for linking VAR, the fixture […]