A little bit of provocation sharpens the mind. Let me therefore start with a provocative thesis: Most lawyers have no idea what law is.

While the world was looking towards Paris, there was another election that was taking place on Germany’s coast. Germany’s Social Democrats lose control of a pivotal state, at the worst possible time.

Football for sale: what is the problem, and what are the solutions? Read our previous reports (Spain, England, Germany and the Netherlands) to find out.

Which of the two sides, the EU or the UK, has the better bargaining position? The EU? After all, art 50 TEU says that even in the event of a no deal a Brexit may take place after two year. And that means then a hard Brexit and no special deal with the UK for trade for instance.

Researched and written by Marije Ariëns. For the clubs, accepting foreign investments means more possible room for improvement of the club and more successful transfers. However, it also means there will be less insight into where the money that finances these improvements comes from and through this, a larger risk of inviting crime into the world of Dutch football.

Theresa May’s surprise call for the general election may very well change…absolutely nothing. 

Theresa May’s surprise call for the general election may very well change…absolutely nothing. This is part 1 of a diptych on the latest developments in the UK elections.

Researched and written by Aurelie Wertz. Twenty-eight clubs in the English top four divisions are now substantially owned by overseas investors! Overall, we see a general culture of acceptance or perhaps that of wilful ignorance by the fans regarding the mysterious and multiple complex aspects of financing football.

When should the State intervene on ownership to guarantee the protection of the environment? When is social responsibility triggered when dealing with ownership? There is a need to predict the impact that the Ecological Function paradigm will have.

Researched and written by Teresa Vazquez Lopez. The Spanish football sector is interesting to analyse since Spain is a relatively young democracy whose constitutions usually often reference to sport.