* THE SPORTS LAWYER is actually a posse of Britain’s brightest lawyers, from the Sport & Media team at 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, associate, considers the appropriate […]
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HINGIS ON KOURNIKOVA: ‘You have a partner and also a friend at the same time; you’re not alone on the court. We would joke around a bit, but be serious when we needed to be’
ALEXANDRA WILLIS is the Deputy Editor of ACE Tennis Magazine, and alongside mag work and an affair with social media, has the dubious honour of following British players to Grand Slam qualifying from time to time as part of her professional duties. If you happen to bump into her court-side, she’ll probably tell you that she […]
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THE SPORTS LAWYER: The big issue with sport and the tax man; and what’s so hot about EFRBS
** THE SPORTS LAWYER is actually a posse of Britain’s brightest lawyers, from the Sport & Media team at UK law firm, Thomas Eggar, who will be contributing features, analysis and insight on a regular basis on the key sports law issues. In TSL’s latest column, Emily Osborne, associate, explains why HMRC is so taxing […]
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ELEANOR PRESTON: ‘Proof that Twitter is fab – it suggests Michael Vaughan isn’t that dull after all and that KP might not be as self-regarding as he seems’
* ELEANOR PRESTON spent 10 years travelling the world as a tennis journalist for national newspapers, notably the Guardian. She continues to work as a broadcaster and is also a media consultant and advisor to tennis players and organisations within tennis, as well as athletes and organisations across a range of sports … . . […]
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ALEX WILLIS: ‘The superstars like Federer, Nadal and Murray have their yachts. Pity the rest of us in our post-Wimbers lull’
ALEXANDRA WILLIS is the Deputy Editor of ACE Tennis Magazine, and alongside mag work and an affair with social media, has the dubious honour of following British players to Grand Slam qualifying from time to time as part of her professional duties. If you happen to bump into her court-side, she’ll probably tell you that she went […]
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ELEANOR PRESTON: ‘Whether Sven is a genius or a blagger is one of the great pub discussions, along with how a man who looks like Mr Burns from the Simpsons was able to pull Ulrik(kaka) Johnson’
By Eleanor Preston 10 July 2010 Now that South West London has waved a reluctant goodbye to Roy “Woy” Hodgson, Fulham fans are left with a confusing mixture of gratitude for the work he did and deep regret at losing him to Liverpool. We are also left with the vexing problem of who on earth […]
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HELEN HARRIS: ‘Wimbledon’s over . . . now we need more nice events where people are nice in a nice setting’
By Helen Harris 5 July 2010 Can you believe Wimbledon is over? Me neither. The next you thing you know, July and August will have passed in a glorious blaze of bickering, travel sickness and heat rash (or midge bites and mild hypothermia depending on circumstances). Then we’ll be saying to almost everyone we meet: […]
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JONNIE BAKER: ‘Constructing a team to get the best from Rooney is like telling people Bob Carolgees used to own your house . . .’
By Jonnie Baker 2 July 2010 So here we are, World Cup quarters, no England. Another stirring display of formation ineptitude from the Three Lions and a nation wonders how so few can owe so much, to so many. But the time for recriminations was on Sunday night when I muttered vile abuse to a German innocently driving through […]
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ANDY COLE: ‘Argentina are so good that Mascherano can be a proper footballer again’
** By Andy Cole 30 June 2010 So now we know the World Cup quarter-final line-up, and two teams have really stood apart for me so far: Argentina and Brazil, in that order. Coming into the tournament there were so many questions and doubts about Diego Maradona’s team and about him, temperamentally. They didn’t qualify […]
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Why Fabio Capello might not cost as much as £12m to sack; and why Fifa’s excuses on technology are a bit rich
** THE SPORTS LAWYER is actually a posse of Britain’s brightest lawyers, from theSport & Media team at UK law firm, Thomas Eggar, who will be contributing features, analysis and insight on a regular basis on the key sports law issues. In TSL’s latest column, Chris Bain, employment law specialist, looks at Fabio Capello’s contract, while Andrew […]
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