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US women have trial date on gender discrimination case pushed back to June

February 22 – The trial date for the gender discrimination lawsuit brought by US women players against the US Soccer Federation has been pushed back from May 5 to June 16.

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FIFA

beIN’s Al-Khelaifi slams Swiss prosecutor’s appeal as a publicity stunt

By Andrew Warshaw

February 18 – Paris St Germain supremo Nasser Al-Khelaifi has hit back at the decision by Swiss prosecutors to appeal his acquittal on accusations of aggravated criminal mismanagement regarding the allocation of World Cup TV rights.

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Law

Swiss prosecutors appeal acquittal of beIN’s Al-Khelaifi in World Cup TV rights case

February 17 – Swiss prosecutors are appealing the acquittal of Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi (pictured) on accusations of aggravated criminal mismanagement regarding the allocation of World Cup TV rights.

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Europe

Ukraine wait for CAS verdict over Swiss decision that cost its top tier status

February 17 – Ukraine’s appeal against UEFA’s decision to award Switzerland a 3-0 Nations League walkover win in November as a result of positive Covid-19 tests in the Ukrainian camp has been heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). But there is no update on any verdict.

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FIFA

Former football powerbroker al-Sabah to face Swiss trial for plot to discredit Kuwait government

Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah

February 15 – Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah (pictured), once a major player at FIFA, will go on trial in Switzerland this month in a long-standing forgery case linked to Kuwait’s royal family.

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Football Marketing

Premier League’s data giants take ticketed fans to court for collecting stats

February 9 – The battle over who can collect match data from Premier League stadia took another ugly turn early this week when official data provider Genius Sports Group sued Sportradar in the UK saying it was illegally sending ‘data scouts’ to matches.

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FIFA

IOC rejects complaint that Infantino broke the Olympic Charter

February 3 – Gianni Infantino, already being investigated by the Swiss authorities who have opened criminal proceedings against him, has at least won one battle, with a complaint against him dismissed by the International Olympic Committee after being brought by Swiss sports management company Sport 7.

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Africa

CAS throws Ahmad an election lifeline with freeze on FIFA ban pending fast-tracked hearing

By Andrew Warshaw

February 2 – In a rare and unexpected move that will raise questions over football’s judicial process at the highest level, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dramatically reinstated disgraced African football chief Ahmad Ahmad as head of his confederation pending a full appeal against his five-year FIFA ban.

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FIFA

FifaGate: Extradited former El Salvadorian FA boss Vasquez held without bail

February 1 – Former El Salvador FA president Reynaldo Vasquez has been extradited to the Eastern District of New York where he made a remote court appearance last Friday facing charges of bribery and money laundering for his part in the FifaGate corruption scandals.

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Law

CAS confuses with a lose lose decision for everyone, or was it a win win? Who knows?

cas

By Paul Nicholson

January 26 – A Court of Arbitration for Sport double ruling against the Asian Football Federation (AFC) in regard to one of its elections has renewed questions about CAS’s decision making and left observers scratching their head over the logic of the decisions and the process.

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Law

Swiss prosecutor considers appealing Al-Khelaifi and Valcke judgements

January 26 – Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi (pictured) and former FIFA number two Jérôme Valcke will find out imminently whether Swiss prosecutors are to appeal against them both being acquitted of criminal misconduct, according to French media.

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Europe

Atlético go to CAS in bid to keep Trippier playing despite betting ban

January 20 – As anticipated, Atlético Madrid have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to suspend the ban on their English international Kieran Trippier imposed by his national federation for breaching betting rules.

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FIFA

FIFA upholds Trippier betting ban but CAS appeal could keep him in play

January 19 – In the latest twist of a case viewed by many as a key test of FIFA’s mettle, football’s world governing body has taken a significant stance against footballers breaching betting rules by upholding a 10-week global ban on England international  Kieran Trippier and dismissing an appeal by his club, Atletico Madrid.

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Law

Sportradar granted £215k legal costs in on-going battle with Football Dataco and Betgenius

January 15 – Premier League match data controllers have been ordered to pay legal costs of £215,000 to another data group in the latest twist of a long-running dispute over access to matches to collect live data.

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FIFA

FifaGate fraudster Vasquez to be extradited to face US justice

Reynaldo Vasquez

January 13 – Former El Salvador FA president Reynaldo Vasquez will be extradited to the United States to face charges of bribery and money laundering for his part in the FifaGate corruption scandals.

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