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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

What a pleasure to be discussing sports regulation today with the academics and students @mmulawresearch.bsky.social !

Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

"Too often have federations abused the principle of autonomy as a cover for poor governance. The European Union must establish a regulatory framework for professional sports." We need a European Sports Act.

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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

How to fix football / FIFA? "...the most promising avenue is EU legislation which sets out minimum governance standards as well as substantive requirements, including on human rights, gender equality, and athlete welfare." - @janzglinski.bsky.social Great thread by @ncgeehan.bsky.social⤵️

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

5/ Dr Jan Zglinski, @janzglinski.bsky.social Associate Professor at LSE Law School. Author of, among other things, 'For the good of the game: fixing football through improved regulation'. www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/society/fixing-football-through-improved-regulation

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For the good of the game: fixing football through improved regulation

Jan Zglinski argues that introducing new football laws can help to address the deep-rooted problems affecting the beautiful game.

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Fans of Bayern Munich reference our @fairsq.bsky.social statement on the misgovernance of football at the FIFA Club World Cup: "10 Years Baur au Lac - World Football is More Poorly Governed than Before" Time for change.

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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Today's LSE Festival highlight: Know the story of 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico? Women's football, watched by record crowds, but written out of history because it was "not commercially viable" What's the future for women in sport? FREE film screening +Q&A with director+ @janzglinski.bsky.social

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Copa 71 | LSE Festival film screening

6pm Fri 20 Jun | Film screening and Q&A with Rachel Ramsay | Free event at the LSE Festival: Visions for the Future | Ticket required

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Great to see @theguardian.com covering our open letter in which we call for a reform of football governance. It has been 10 years since we were promised a fundamental overhaul of how the game is run. Too little has changed - and not much for the better. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Fifa ‘more poorly governed today than 10 years ago’, open letter to organisation claims

Fifa is “arguably more poorly governed today than it was 10 years ago”, figures from across the world of football have argued in an open letter

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

📢 New Article Reforming Football: What the EU Can Do www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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EU Court of Justice @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

#ECJ #AG Emiliou: #Sports governing bodies cannot freely self-regulate when their rules have a significant impact on areas covered by #EUlaw #football 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

When near Naples... "Served by Maradona"

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FairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

A new proposal for a European Sports Act, by @janzglinski.bsky.social and others, deserves strong support. The evidence in favour of imposing regulation on dysfunctional sport bodies like FIFA is overwhelming. This is what that could look like in practice. fairsq.org/new-proposal...

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

While the US already has the Ted Stevens Act and the SafeSport Act and might take up something on college sports, a broadbased approach to sports governance like this could be useful too. The challenge is that so much of US pro sports is governed by collective bargaining

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Our proposal for a European Sports Act! Sport needs reforming and the EU, so we believe, can effect positive change. We propose EU rules on good governance, social responsibility, human rights, plus better safeguards for athletes and fans. A short thread breaking down the key elements.

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Michal Ovádek @movadek.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

we wrote this with doctoral students in law in Europe in mind. My impression is many of them are methodologically lost. We hope that the expert coding lens and framework can help at least some of them out

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

How much authority does CAS deserve, how much does it need? Intriguing proposal by @antoineduval.bsky.social to apply the old German 'Solange' doctrine to sports arbitration. 👇

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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

#Sportslaw breaking! AG Capeta from the #CJEU concludes in her Opinion under the #Seraing case that #CAS awards ought to be subjected to full review (all of EU law, not limited to EU public policy) by national courts to ensure effectiveness of #EULaw. #Arbitration

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Michael McCann @mccannsportslaw.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

It's taken a long time, and NASL hasn't played a season since 2017, but the league's antitrust case against U.S. Soccer and MLS finally heads to trial this week. The key question: does U.S. Soccer have too much control over the market for pro soccer? I tackle that in a @sportico.bsky.social article:

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U.S. Soccer, MLS and NASL Head to Long-Awaited Antitrust Trial

It's taken a while, but NASL's antitrust case against U.S. Soccer and MLS heads to trial this week in a case featuring high profile sports attorneys.

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

More sports antitrust - this time from the US. Have the national federation (US Soccer) and existing top league (MLS) kept a competitor (NASL) out?

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The inevitable has happened: a year after the European Court of Justice’s ruling, A22 has finally submitted a re-re-worked proposal for the European Super League. If (big if!) enough clubs sign up, there is legal trouble ahead for UEFA.

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The (shadow) football regulator is hiring 👇

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Norwegian Football Federation will abstain from 2030 and 2034 World Cup vote (or vote against if by acclamation). Lise Klaveness criticises the bidding process as violating principles of good governance and, crucially, FIFA’s own human rights policies.

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Niall Couper @niallcouper.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

BREAKING NEWS Tories plotting to wreck Football Governance Bill Time for those that care to step forward Say yes to: ✅️ Fair financial flow ✅️ Good governance ✅️ No more vested interest @fairgameuk.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...

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Government Condemns Tory Peers' Efforts To Block Football Reform Bill

Exclusive: The Government has accused the Tory peers of “cynical” behaviour to ground the Football Governance Bill to a halt in the Lords.

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Steve Cockburn @stevecockburn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Quite the FIFA document dump last night: 🏆'Best bid ever' - FIFA's evaluation of Saudi 2034 World Cup, whitewashing human rights ✈️'Low environmental risk' of 6 country/3 continent 2030 WC 👷Independent report concludes FIFA *does* have responsibility to compensate workers in Qatar (PS. FIFA ignores)

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

FIFA has dumped its World Cup bid evaluation report for Saudi Arabia after midnight on Friday. Wonder why? Saudi, according to FIFA’s evaluation, is a great candidate to host World Cup. Human rights issues, it suggests, will be improved by giving Saudi World Cup digitalhub.fifa.com/m/51d8a13714...

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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

They've been promoted.

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Which is my way of saying: hello Bluesky folks!

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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Werder Bremen have become second (professional) club in Germany to leave X for Bluesky. Decision taken by executive board. Statement does not mince words.

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