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Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil direct player swap

McNeil-Johnson: How Direct Player Swap Deals Work and Why They Have Become So Rare.

News

In what may seem like a lost art, Everton and Crystal Palace have announced the signings of Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil in a direct player swap, sending Johnson to Everton and McNeil to Crystal Palace on four-year contracts. After a difficult start to life at Selhurst Park, the 25-year-old Wales international winger Brennan Johnson […]

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Gianni Infantino chances of winning the FIFA Presidential 2027 election and how FIFA president election works, including the list of all FIFA presidents since 1904.

How the FIFA Presidential Election Works and Gianni Infantino’s Chances in 2027 

FIFA World Cup

One of the major discussions dominating the media over the past few days is the growing uncertainty surrounding Gianni Infantino’s future as FIFA President ahead of the presidential election scheduled for 2027. Since the collapse of FIFA’s proposal to sell a minority stake in the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) entity, questions concerning the administration,

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Top 20 Records Broken at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Top 20 Records Broken and Milestones Reached at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup

In the words of Mr. Infantino, the 2026 FIFA World Cup did not just witness records being broken. It smashed them. It destroyed them. Played across three host nations, Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the 2026 FIFA World Cup featured an expanded number of 48 teams, with 104 matches played across 16 host cities,

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The difference between liquidated damages and buyout clauses

Understanding Basic Contractual Terms: The Difference Between Liquidated Damages and Buyout Clauses.

Editorial, Football Legal

When FIFA introduced the latest amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP), one of the most misunderstood reforms concerned the distinction between liquidated damages clauses and buyout clauses. While both clauses involve predetermined financial consequences arising from contractual termination, from a legal standpoint, they serve fundamentally different functions. This article,

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Pregnant footballers maternity rights under Article 18quater - From Gunnarsdóttir to Göthberg

From Gunnarsdóttir to Gothberg: How The Two Cases Reshape the Rights of Pregnant Footballers Under Article 18quater.

Editorial

Pregnant footballers have long been neglected and subjected to abuse, discrimination, contract termination, and career setbacks without meaningful recourse until the introduction of Article 18quater of FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) in 2021, which, for the first time, established the minimum standards for the protection of pregnant footballers and coaches

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Lamine Yamal one billion euro release clause and most valuable footballer

Lamine Yamal and the One Billion Euro Question.

Football Marketing

Somewhere in the contract of Lamine Yamal contract with FC Barcelona sits an outrageous one billion euro (€1bn) release clause. It was never meant to be taken seriously, until Bank of America released a projection suggesting football could witness its first €1 billion transfer by 2031. Impossible? Maybe. But if football has taught us anything

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2026 FIFA World Cup

FIFA Introduces the ‘Anti-Arsenal Law’ and a Series of Rule ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, kicking off on June 11 across the United States, Canada and Mexico, will be different from any previous edition in terms of the number of teams and rules. Ahead of the tournament, FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB) have introduced a series of major rule changes designed to curb

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