Melting pot

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 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. […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 7 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 7 November 2011 As we report elsewhere today, an alternative top 10 English league table for the current season – compiled by points per game won across all four professional divisions – has Manchester City at the top, followed by Manchester United, Charlton, Newcastle, Southampton, Southend, Tottenham, Crawley, Huddersfield and Chelsea. Using the […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 4 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 Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 4 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 […]