By Sportingintelligence 14 November 2011 It was supposed to be a landmark game, moved controversially to a midday kick-off in Spain to help Real Madrid reach a massive 7pm prime-time Saturday night audience in China. Jose Mourinho’s side duly kicked off against Osasuna at 12.00pm in Spain on 6 November, winning the game 7-1, and […]

By Steve Menary 14 November 2011 Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs have changed their approach to disclosing British football’s tax debts just as a court case over the controversial ‘Football Creditors’ Rule’ (FCR) is about to come to the High Court. HMRC’s case against the Football League and the Premier League, which will challenge the […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 12 November 2011 Tottenham’s manager Harry Redknapp will face trial in January on two charges of tax evasion. Reporting restrictions around the case have been in place, and some remain, but it can now be reported that Redknapp, 64, is to be tried at Southwark […]

THE SPORTS LAWYER is actually a posse of Britain’s brightest lawyers, from the Sport & Media team at the UK law firm, Thomas Eggar, who will be contributing features, analysis and insight on a regular basis on the key sports law issues of the day. In TSL’s latest column, Andrew Nixon discusses the risks associated with social media in […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 11 November 2011 England’s Premier League is, by far, the nation’s most successful sporting export, watched live each week in more than 200 countries, and earning from foreign TV rights alone £1.437bn for the current three-year overseas deals (or £479m a year) as reported by sportingintelligence last […]

By Sportingintelligence 11 November 2011 England play Spain in a Wembley friendly on Saturday – and four of the Spanish squad now ply their trade in England. Liverpool’s Pepe Reina, Chelsea’s Juan Mata and Fernando Torres, and Manchester City’s David Silva could be joined in action by three players who formerly made a living in […]

By Brian Sears 11 November 2011 The Premier League will be celebrating a milestone in the coming weeks when the 20,000th goal in the competition’s history is scored. In the 19 completed seasons plus this season, there have been 19,849 goals in 7,575 games, which gives us an average of 2.62 goals per game. So […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 11 November 2011 England’s Premier League is, by far, the nation’s most successful sporting export, watched live each week in more than 200 countries, and earning from foreign TV rights alone £1.437bn for the current three-year overseas deals (or £479m a year) as reported by sportingintelligence last […]

By Adele Carlsen Manager of the GB Olympic synchronised swimming team 8 November 2011 As we head towards Remembrance Day, and as the countdown to the London Olympics continues apace, it might surprise some to learn that the army and the sport of synchronised swimming have shared history – and continue to work together. As […]

THE SPORTS LAWYER is actually a posse of Britain’s brightest lawyers, from the Sport & Media team at the UK law firm, Thomas Eggar, who will be contributing features, analysis and insight on a regular basis on the key sports law issues of the day. In TSL’s latest column, Andrew Nixon discusses the issue of corruption in sport. […]