Entertainment and Sports Law Journal

It is hard to argue with the centrality of football to sporting culture which has set the legal profession several challenges since ESLJ’s inception. Hooligan subcultures featured in a number of early ESLJ pieces over a decade ago and later fan culture , whilst the wide aura of celebrity culture in the form of David Beckham was one vehicle a ESLJ contributor used to focus attention on image rights and contractual matters. 'The Long Life of Bosman' is also up for discussion in this collection and player mobility in general in an era when players agents’ arguably hold most of the cards (see also this reflection on the ‘pendulum of power’). As we get nearer to the present commerce’s influence grows with issues like financial fair play , the football creditors rule and insolvency figuring with attention also drawn to the likes of FIFA and UEFA and their role in policing matters financial. ESLJ contributors have considered other topics such as women’s football in a man’s world, broadcasting and even the powers of referees . ESLJ continues its ‘third official’ function from the sidelines and welcomes submissions addressing these or new/other areas within the field of legal football studies.

Articles

Paid in Full: A Critical Look at the Law and Economics of the Football Creditors Rule

Christopher Flanagan

2016-12-05 Volume 14 • 2016 • Volume 14 • 3

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Articles

Paid in Full: A Critical Look at the Law and Economics of the Football Creditors Rule

Little Hooliganz: The Inside Story of Glamorous Lads, Football Hooligans and Post-Subculturalism

Branding women’s football in a field of hegemonic masculinity

Combating Football Crowd Disorder at the European Level: An Ongoing Institutionalisation of the Control of Deviance

The Long Life of Bosman– A Triumph of Law over Experience

Nationality Discrimination in Community Law: An Assessment of UEFA Regulations Governing Player Eligibility for European Club Competitions (The Home-Grown Player Rule)

The Contractual Dynamics of Team Stability Versus Player Mobility: Who Rules 'The Beautiful Game'?

Structured Finance and Football Clubs: an Interim Assessment of the use of Securitisation

Blowing the Whistle? A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Formal and Discretionary Powers of Referees in Swedish Football

When is a Contract More than a Contract? Professional Football Contracts and the Pendulum of Power

The Trouble with Roy Keane

Interventions

The Legal Context of a Player Transfer in Professional Football: A Case Study of David Beckham

Football League Financial Fair Play: Domestic League Regulation

The UEFA Financial Fair Play Rules: a difficult balancing act

FIFA wins its latest domain name dispute filed with WIPO

Third Party Player Ownership: the Regulations for Premier League and Football League Clubs for the 2009/10 Season

Emotional Hooligan: Post-Subcultural Research and the Histories of Britain’s Football Gangs

The legality of football broadcasts in the UK and the lack of choice for publicans in the Premier League broadcasting market

Labour Law, the Provision of Services, Transfer Rights and Social Dialogue in Professional Football In Europe

Leeds United on Trial

A Cure Worse than the Disease? Reflections on Gough and Smith v. Chief Constable of Derbyshire

Commentaries

A commentary on ‘Little Hooliganz: The Inside Story of Glamorous Lads, Football Hooligans and Post-Subculturalism’ by Professor Steve Redhead

Reviews

An Ethnography of English Football Fans: Cans, Cops and Carnivals

Bar Wars – Contesting the Night in Contemporary British Cities by Phil Hadfield

The Book of Touch edited by Constance Classen

The People’s Game? (Football, Finance & Society) by Stephen Morrow

Collections