Daniel Geey spoke with Susie Cirilli and Arianna Criscione about the women's football landscape in the UK and US.

The UK DCMS has finally published its government White Paper on gambling reform. This piece breaks down some of the key issues and takeaways for sport and esports.

Mark Cowan, CEO of Entourage Sport & Entertainment, on talent acquisition, sports management and the future of the industry

Florentino Perez and countless other football administrators believe the game needs to change to cater for changing viewing habits and shortened attention spans. Many believe it’s more nuanced than that. Whilst we certainly have more distractions readily and constantly available to us, with endless social media streams, instant messages and email at our fingertips on mobile phones, tablets and other screens, young people are regularly spending hours on YouTube, Tiktok, Fortnite, Netflix, Roblox and plenty of other platforms.

As has been widely reported, in June of this year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (the “ECB”) charged seven individuals with regulatory breaches arising from racism allegations. The allegations were made by former Yorkshire bowler, Azeem Rafiq, against former teammates and coaches. Yorkshire was also charged over its alleged mismanagement of allegations that were brought to its attention.

With FIFA publishing its new Agent Regulations (FFAR) in early January, many agents, lawyers and industry professionals alike have been reading the small print to understand the potentially seismic changes impacting the industry. Whilst this isn’t a comprehensive note on the FFAR, it highlights some of the pressing issues for agents, lawyers, national associations and FIFA to consider.

In this article, Nii considers the key takeaways from the story for sports teams, brands and agents when negotiating ambassador and endorsement deals with athletes/talent.

Most fans who tuned in to the final round of EPL matches will have witnessed a thrilling finale to the season in which two west-midlands clubs, Aston Villa and Wolves, ultimately played a decisive role in the title race.

Over the past few months, we’ve seen a number of traditional sports rights holders enter into lucrative sponsorship deals with crypto brands, with obvious financial incentives and the attractive commercial opportunities associated with tapping into a younger and more digitally-native audience that’s embracing the world of Web3, blockchain and the metaverse.

However, partnering with a crypto brand undoubtedly brings with it significant additional risk - both from a commercial and legal standpoint, but also from a wider reputational perspective – and in this article Alex Harvey and Jonny Madill look to identify some of those risks and explore ways in which rights holders across the sports and esports industries can seek to mitigate them.

Former professional footballers Sol Campbell, Louis Saha and Arianna Criscione talk with Sports Lawyer Daniel Geey about Life After Football

Jonny Madill was a guest contributor for Jordan Williamson’s blog “Face of the Brand”, which explores and shares insights on the unique relationships between brands and ambassadors. Jordan is Commercial Manager at global sports agency CSM Sport & Entertainment.

Daniel Geey recently spoke on the LawInSport podcast series about networking in the sports industry.

Jonny Madill and Ollie Raggett have put together this article aimed at breaking down the legal position in the UK and Ireland - with a focus on whether sporting clubs and bodies can make being vaccinated a pre-condition of athletes competing, and the wider issues at play.

In the latest episode of the Dan and Omar Show, Daniel Geey and Omar Chaudhuri discuss the Newcastle United takeover, piracy and the Owners & Directors Test; the value of playing WC qualifiers against San Marino and Andorra; and the UK's 3pm TV black-out rule.

Given recent reports of the relatively low uptake of the vaccine among Premier League and English Football League players, this article from Nii Anteson considers whether the same situation could conceivably occur in those leagues.

We speak to four key industry leaders and get their insights on the trends, opportunities and challenges, and their own experiences of working in the space in the past 12 months.

Daniel Geey attended the World Football Summit in Madrid last month to moderate the panel 'A responsibility for success: Ushering in sports governance over the next decade'.

Andrew Nixon and Daniel Geey spoke to SportsPro senior contributor Matt Rogan about what goes on under the bonnet at a sports service company, from the demands of a typical working day to the balance between working in the business – bringing in fees – and working on it by leading and managing.

Less than a week into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, one of the big talking points has been the changes in the way TV rights are structured, and what this has meant for viewers trying to access different Olympic sports and events from across the UK and Ireland.

Sheridans have teamed up with Think Jam for a series of open and recorded conversations on Clubhouse with industry leaders in tech, media and entertainment.

For our second session we discussed the fascinating topic of Franchise Value: Consumer Products, IP and Marketing with our special guest Jonathan Sands. Jonathan is founder and CEO of Artistic License, whose amazing career has seen him work with a range of global entertainment brands such as James Bond, Stars Wars and Harry Potter.

Chris Paget spoke to Athlete 365 about some of the key considerations for athletes and brands when negotiating and navigating brand partnerships, sponsorships and endorsements.

Alex Harvey and Ollie Raggett recently sat down with Behind Sport to provide their insight on what goes on behind the scenes in the Sheridans Sport team. They discuss the trends we are seeing in the industry and the range of clients we represent, as well as offering their thoughts on their dream clients.

Whilst the focus is understandably on the action on the field of play, the Olympic Charter’s “Rule 40” is a central issue in the wider context of the Games, especially when it comes to an athletes’ name, image or sporting performance being used in advertising in connection with Tokyo 2020.

Sheridans have teamed up with Think Jam for a series of open and recorded conversations on Clubhouse.

For the first Clubhouse conversation, they explored the world of NFTs and how the entertainment and sports industries can innovate in this space.

Negotiating transfers during the final days of the transfer window is usually a pretty pressurised environment for clubs, players and agents alike. Successfully completing a transfer in that often frenetic time necessarily requires accepting a level of commercial risk.

In the first of a series of insight pieces from the Sheridans Sport team, we aim to answer some of the key questions about NFTs.

Nii Anteson appeared on Al Jazeera to provide his insight on Caster Semenya's decision to take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.

‘Esports: How to Play the Game’ – aimed at exploring the many routes into the esports industry for brands and discussing the key issues to consider when creating an authentic and credible presence within esports.

With over 7 million participants worldwide, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is the most popular fantasy football game out there, with users selecting teams from real players and scoring points for goals, assists and clean sheets.

Andrew Nixon joined Trev Keane, Head of Esports at Epic Global Agency to speak about esports on a webinar hosted by the Sports Law Bar Association of Ireland.