The sanctioning of Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich in the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing English football to tackle club owners using its brand to wash their own.
Sunderland AFC, currently competing in the third tier of English football, filed a claim for negligence against the British law firm, Mishcon de Reya, for breach of duty as its representative.
Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club, has transferred its stewardship to the trustees of the team’s charitable foundation.
Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, is suing the National Football League (NFL) and three of its franchises alleging racial discrimination in its hiring practices.
On Wednesday 5 January the fitness giant Nike Inc. sued the athleisure company Lululemon Athletica Inc. in the US district court of Manhattan on six alleged patent infringements.
After a long rally of forehands and backhands, Australia hits a passing winner to revoke Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time.
Football club Wycombe Wanderers could sue Derby County, according to the BBC. This is a complex case in which Derby County has been found guilty by the English Football League of financial misconduct.
Footballers are preparing to take legal action against companies using their personal performance data.
A Saudi Arabian-backed £305m takeover of Newcastle United FC has been completed.
The sports streaming service, DAZN, is in advanced talks to buy BT’s sport channel. The deal would reshape the UK sports broadcasting market.