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 […]
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 […]
Analysis Series: Governance Structure of Association Football: Integrity, Financial Regulation, and Strategic Failure
I have written for many years about the relationship between governance and the fundamental wellbeing of an industry and its key participants, customers, owners, operators (companies) and suppliers. By almost any metric […]
The Analysis Series: A Comparative Analysis of Financial and Governance Regulation Across Major European Football Leagues
Models of Control and Regulatory Divergence This article details the operational mechanics and statutory bases of financial governance across six major European football leagues, including the Dutch Eredivisie. The analysis reveals two […]
The Analysis Series: Premier League Clubs’ Earnings from UEFA European Football Competitions (2010-Present)
Summary This report provides a comprehensive financial analysis of Premier League clubs’ earnings from UEFA European football competitions—the Champions League (UCL), Europa League (UEL), and Europa Conference League (UECL)—from the 2010/11 season […]
The Friedkin Group’s European Football Portfolio: Acquisitions, Shareholding, and UEFA Regulatory Landscape
Having examined the situation across the Premier League with regards to multi-club ownership, the potential benefits and the potential pitfalls it is time to look specifically at Everton and the Friedkin’s […]
The Analysis Series: Multi-Club Ownership in Premier League Football: A Detailed Analysis of Structures, Control, and Strategic Implications
Multi-Club Ownership in Premier League Football: A Detailed Analysis of Structures, Control, and Strategic Implications (This article excludes Everton and Roma and the multi-club ownership by the Friedkins – that topic will […]
Plus ça change?
“All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.” ― Noam Chomsky
A change of Financial Fair Play regulations? Good or bad news for Everton??
Andrea Traverso is Uefa’s director of research and financial stability and as such is charged with regulating the current and post Covid-19 financing of football clubs participating in Uefa licenced competitions – […]