EspañolGuidelines for professional and federated sportsmen and women determined by ORDER SND/388/20204/05/2020
Order SND/388/2020, of 3 May, setting out the conditions for the practice of sport by professional and licenced athletes (published in the Spanish Official Journal (BOE): available Here)
FIFA guidelines for dealing with the legal consequences of the COVID-19 in the world of football8/04/2020
FIFA has issued a document approved by its General Council, containing the proposals of the working group, which included footballers, leagues, national associations and confederations, to deal with the legal consequences of the COVID-19, including those relating to player contracts and transfers. Read the document
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) annuls the suspension of track and field athlete Jarrion Lawson9/03/2020
Considers it more than likely that the origin of the banned substance for which he tested positive was contaminated beef consumed in a restaurant. Read the resolution.
Spanish 2nd Division football club Real Zaragoza, a former club president and an exmanager convicted of tax fraud in relation to the termination of football player Peter Luccin’s contract 2/03/2020
As a result of the settlement agreed with the Public Prosecutor's Office and the State Attorney's Office Real Zaragoza will be ineligible for public financial support during the next 9 months. Read the news (in spanish).
The Supreme Court confirms Spanish Secretariat for Sports (CSD) jurisdiction to hear appeals against professional leagues and upholds CSD’s decision on Ourense’s participation in ACB23/02/2020
Read the news (in spanish). Read the sentence (in spanish).
Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players13/02/2020
They include extending the application of the solidarity mechanism to cases of national transfers with an international dimension, two new exceptions to the general ban on international transfers of minors, optimising the process of provisional registration of players and the ban on "bridging transfers". Read the news.
Reform proposals concerning football agents’ regulations22/01/2020
FIFA intends to set up an intermediaries specific dispute resolution body; and stresses the importance of disclosing and making available to the public intermediaries fees related to players’ transfers. Read the news.