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Oct 30, 2023

Foreign Clubs Turn MLS Money into Real Money

Earlier this year, FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber decided two cases that may complicate MLS’ life. In each case, a DRC panel ruled the…

Foreign Clubs Turn MLS Money into Real Money

Terence D. Brennan

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May 24, 2021

Notes on 3rd-Party Influence: Consent and Rivals Clauses

FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players include two provisions that restrict third-party influence on clubs: Article…

Notes on 3rd-Party Influence: Consent and Rivals Clauses

Terence D. Brennan

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May 13, 2021

FIFA Lurks Under the Bridge

Two weeks ago, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee punished two French clubs — Angers and Paris FC — for their roles in a so-called “bridge…

FIFA Lurks Under the Bridge

Terence D. Brennan

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Mar 5, 2021

FIFA Case Note: Newell’s Old Boys v. Roma

In the summer of 2019, Roma transferred two players to Spartak Moscow for €3 million each. The first player — well-regarded striker…

Terence D. Brennan

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Dec 15, 2020

FIFA Case Note: Udinese v. Paris St. Germain

Long-standing precedent from FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber entitles clubs to training compensation for the period they take a player…

Terence D. Brennan

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Aug 28, 2020

The Status of Opportunity for the American Soccer Player

In Barcelona, around the early part of the last decade (2010’s), a man named Enric Gallego labored through his days, helping support his…

The Status of Opportunity for the American Soccer Player

Terence D. Brennan

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Jun 2, 2020

Not Exceptional Enough: Oscar Bobb’s Uselessly Close Article 19 Case

Article 19 of FIFA’s Rules on the Status and Transfer of Players remains a tough wall to clear. Generally, the rule bars clubs from…

Not Exceptional Enough: Oscar Bobb’s Uselessly Close Article 19 Case

Terence D. Brennan

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Apr 21, 2020

US Soccer’s Player Market: Shedding the Weights

Previously, I have discussed US soccer’s unfavorable player market. The problem stems from an assortment of factors that act like weights…

US Soccer’s Player Market: Shedding the Weights

Terence D. Brennan

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Mar 27, 2020

The CAS Pro/Rel Case: De Facto Promotion

In a previous post, I discussed the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s denial of Miami FC and Kingston Stockade’s promotion and relegation…

The CAS Pro/Rel Case: De Facto Promotion

Terence D. Brennan

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Mar 12, 2020

The CAS Pro/REL Case: The Panel’s Reasoning

Last month, the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Miami FC and Kingston Stockade’s claim against FIFA, the US Soccer Federation and…

The CAS Pro/REL Case: The Panel’s Reasoning

Terence D. Brennan

Terence D. Brennan

Founder of Terry Brennan Law (terrybrennanlawyer.com). Ex-college athlete (well, runner). Here, I write about soccer: law, market and data. Try my website too.

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