10/12/2020 8:28:36 PM World Rugby's Transgender Guideline confirms trans-women 'may not currently play women's rugby' By Sam Murray-Hinde Trans-rights have become one of the most hotly-contested equality issues of our time. On 9 October 2020, World Rugby published its...
10/5/2020 1:31:12 PM UCI sent quackers by team’s Giro D’Italia skateboarding collaboration kit By Howard Kennedy Elite cycling team EF Pro Cycling have been fined CHF 4,500 (£3,700) by the sport's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale...
8/17/2020 9:29:20 PM Taxing Times for the Football Industry By Howard Kennedy The life of a Premier League Footballer; £100,000 a week, Lamborghinis, 60,000 strong crowds and… tax returns? Back in January 2019,...
7/27/2020 4:05:45 PM Employment in Esport - EA and the ePremier League By Alexander Wood As discussed in our previous feature, the growing success of Fifa video games ("Fifa") resulted in EA Sports and the Premier League...
7/13/2020 12:00:00 AM Manchester City Successfully Appeals UEFA Sanctions By Howard Kennedy Manchester City (MCFC) has prevailed in its appeal of sanctions imposed by UEFA for alleged breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and...
6/4/2020 1:31:02 PM Governance in Esport - EA Sports and Fifa By Alexander Wood EA Sports first released the Fifa football video games ("Fifa") two weeks before Christmas in 1993. Since then, Fifa has become the most...
5/12/2020 12:00:00 AM Duncan Bagshaw explains the legal ramifications for the Premier League's Project Restart By Joel Leigh The UK government has announced that no professional sport, even behind closed doors, will be staged in England until 1 June at the...
4/24/2020 1:49:55 PM Exploiting IP and Sponsorship Opportunities in Esports By Howard Kennedy The Global Market Esports Report has estimated that the esports industry will generate $1.06 billion in revenue during 2020, compared to...
4/17/2020 10:57:13 AM Esports: The Effect of Covid-19 By Alexander Wood Whilst the rest of the sporting world has been brought to a standstill by Covid-19, the esport industry is uniquely placed to adapt and...
4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM The growing power of Esports – an introduction By Alexander Wood When Howard Kennedy recently hosted the latest session for the Sport Industry NextGen Leaders, one topic of conversation caught the...
3/10/2020 12:00:00 AM COVID-19 – Will Football have to 'Park the Bus'? By Howard Kennedy Face masks, hand sanitizer, stock-piling, self-isolation and now a stock-market crash. The COVID-19 pandemic is beginning to affect every...
1/28/2020 12:00:00 AM Lancashire CC hit counterfeiters for six with new blockchain ticketing By Howard Kennedy Yesterday I bought tickets for Day 2 of England's test match against Pakistan at Old Trafford. Very exciting, especially considering we...