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Identifying a Horizontal Contract for FA Rule K Arbitration
The recent decision in Alrubie v Chelsea Football Club Limited and Granovskaia (“Alrubie”) provides a valuable reminder of the effect of the FA Rules, r. K1 and its application to ‘any dispute or difference between any two or more Participants’. This article explains Alrubie and earlier decisions that have dealt with the effect of the FA Rules, r. K1, and provides a workable approach when considering the effect of the FA Rules, r. K1.
Covid-19 and Match Tickets - Will You Get a Refund?
What will happen to football supporters’ season tickets or individual match tickets should the remainder of England’s football leagues’ clubs’ matches for their 2019/2020 seasons to which those tickets apply be cancelled or played “behind closed doors” because of Covid-19?
Overviews
Wondering who FIFA, UEFA and The FA are and what they do as football’s governing bodies? Maybe you are wondering where the Premier League and other football leagues sit with the governing bodies? Or maybe you want to know how and what penalties are given to a footballer when charged with misconduct? Whatever football institution or procedure, here you will find an overview to get the understanding you want.
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