Legal and Governance
Blatter, Platini again acquitted of financial charges
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini on Tuesday were “acquitted for a second time” on charges of "fraud, forgery, mismanagement and misappropriation of more than" $2M of FIFA money in 2011. The attorney general’s office in Switzerland had “challenged a first ac...
Canadian NHL teams could face financial impacts due to Trump’s tariff policy
Univ. of Alberta professor and sports management expert Brian Soebbing said that both the Oilers and the entire NHL are “paying close attention” to the latest on Canada-U.S. tariffs, which “stand to impact the biggest expense for Canadian teams: salaries,” according to Zac Delaney of the EDMONTON JO...
Whitesell plans to take WME Football after Endeavor go-private
Endeavor Executive Chairman Patrick Whitesell is finalizing a deal to acquire WME Football from WME Sports after Silver Lake completes its go-private acquisition of WME parent company Endeavor on Monday, sources familiar with the deal said.
Judge hears closing remarks in White Stadium trial
Closing arguments in the White Stadium renovation trial were completed yesterday. Superior Court Judge Matthew Nestor said that “unless other court matters derail the time he will need to pore over the substantial evidence and testimony,” he expects to deliver a ruling “in a week or two.” A verdict ...
NFLPA’s top lawyer to retire
NFLPA General Counsel Tom DePaso is retiring after more than four decades, the biggest departure in the union’s C-suite since Lloyd Howell replaced DeMaurice Smith as executive director in 2023.
Unsealed documents detail sexual misconduct allegations against current and former Nike execs
Documents unsealed Tuesday after a three-year court battle between Nike and several news organizations “detail allegations of sexual misconduct by Nike executives, from seemingly consensual relationships with subordinates to unspecified harassment and unwanted sexual remarks,” according to Matthew K...
UFPA files unfair labor practice charge against UFL
The United Football Players Association has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board alleging the league took a series of unlawful steps against the union as negotiations around a new labor contract continue, the union announced today.
Utah officials approve bill to fund Salt Lake City’s $1B downtown plans
The Utah Senate and House of Representatives last Friday passed the SB26 bill, “paving the way for a ‘convention center reinvestment zone’ by the Salt Palace Convention Center,” according to Carter Williams of the DESERET NEWS. The bill would also help Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City “pay for th...
EFL chair: Football Governance Bill could be U.K. law by summer
English Football League Chair Rick Parry said that the Football Governance Bill “could become law by the summer,” according to Simon Stone of BBC. The bill, which was reintroduced by the Labour government in October, “will reach its report stage” today, when it will be examined in the House of Lords...
Fanatics-Panini ruling described as ‘technical decision’
Fanatics, owner of Topps, is characterizing Monday’s “motion to dismiss” ruling from a federal judge in its antitrust litigation with competitor Panini as a formality, with no decision or bearing on the merits of Panini’s claims that Fanatics has monopolized the trading-card market.
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For the league to step in and say that a team chose to play one player over another player and that was the wrong decision, I think that's a bit of a slippery slope.-- NBA EVP/Strategy & Analytics Evan Wasch, on the league monitoring player availability but not mandating how coaches rotate players in game.
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