Sean Cottrell

CEO & Co-Founder @LawInSport. Sharing practical legal information & solutions on sports law. Interests: sports, tech, education, social mobility, diversity

[Sean Cottrell @spcott]

If you are working in, or with, sports charities this may be helpful for you. Webinar at 13:00 BST today👇

[LawInSport @LawInSport]

If you work in or with a sports charity, this open access webinar may be useful for you with Gary Stannett MBE of @riofoundation & Joe Hobbins (charity law expert) of @HCRlaw hosted by @spcott.

https://t.co/9wGWIJgU87

Drawing on practical examples this interactive webinar will cover:

���Understanding Your Role as a Charity Trustee
► Six Core Trustee Duties
►The Charity Commission's Role
►Governance Best Practice
►Practical Compliance Tools

[Witold Bańka @WitoldBanka]

Great to meet with the WADA Athlete Council today in Lausanne, including our new members! A valuable opportunity to discuss key updates, current affairs, challenges, and opportunities ahead, and to listen to athletes' perspectives. Engaging directly with athletes is key to strengthening anti-doping efforts and ensuring their voices shape the future of clean sport. #PlayTrue #AthleteVoice @wada_ama

[FA Spokesperson @FAspokesperson]

An independent Regulatory Commission has heard the cases in relation to Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Victor Manas and Jason Tindall that followed the mass confrontation at their Premier League fixture on Thursday 26 December 2024.

Full statement: https://t.co/WlQwKQ1i6g

[Notion Mail @NotionMail]

We’ve been working behind the scenes to make Notion Mail the smarter and simpler mail for you.

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s we’ve been building 👇

Join the Notion Mail waitlist at https://t.co/kAov6HWT67

[Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb]

This is big news. Former NBPA Executive Director Michele Roberts may object to the House Settlement on the grounds it caps player pay and does not involve collective bargaining.

Exactly the correct frame.

[Kieran Maguire @KieranMaguire]

I'll be talking to that there @talkSPORT shortly about the clubs at risk for PSR breaches as the Premier League goes through the small print of accounts submitted by 31 December and tomorrow is naughty step day.

[LawInSport @LawInSport]

A great opportunity with @AVFCOfficial, who are looking for an In-House Counsel to join their team.

To apply, see: https://t.co/EwNk99SxPh

[Sean Cottrell @spcott]

@NotionMail is there any more news about when this is being released?

[FA Spokesperson @FAspokesperson]

Norwich City’s Borja Sainz has been suspended for six matches and fined £12,000 following a breach of FA Rule E1.1 that took place during their EFL Championship match against Sunderland on Saturday 21 December 2024.

Full statement: https://t.co/P2otqWjsHD

[LawInSport @LawInSport]

'What’s happening with Dani Olmo? A legal analysis of the registration dispute between FC Barcelona, LaLiga and RFEF' by @jfvandellos: https://t.co/mOtf9QCA14

Highlights:

▶️ The legal context in Spanish football
▶️ Actions undertaken by FC Barcelona to revert the cancelation of Olmo’s license
▶️ Current challenges and next steps for FC Barcelona

@UnoOneLegal

[A22 Sports @A22Sports]

✔️ Key principles of the Unify League proposal:
· Merit-based qualification (domestic results)
· Inclusivity: 96 clubs from 55 UEFA associations
· More competitive games, home & away format
· Free live streaming for fans worldwide
· Boosts women’s football & grassroots funding

[A22 Sports @A22Sports]

📣NEWS: Today, we submitted our proposal for official recognition of a new European competition to UEFA and FIFA: introducing the Unify League, with modified qualification system based on domestic league performance.
https://t.co/M72nhYtJ2o
Watch CEO Bernd Reichart explain:

[®️Ⓜ️cTernaghan BL @nisportslaw]

European Human Rights Law In Practice 2025 Conference

Irish Centre for European Law ⁦@ICELTCD⁩

24 January 2025, Inn of Court ⁦@TheBarofNI⁩

RCJ Belfast

European Human Rights Law in Practice
https://t.co/Umapkwh2SX

[Rob Harris @RobHarris]

You won't be short of live football to watch on Christmas Day 2025 - confirmation the African Cup of Nations will be play from Sunday 21 December 2025 to Sunday 18 January 2026

[FIFPRO @FIFPRO]

⚽️📊 #FIFPRO's 2024 Women’s Player Workload Monitoring report is out now, highlighting key workload challenges across the 2023/24 season, including disparities in game time and the impact of new competitions on players.

https://t.co/pZWmnIH2LE

[Kieran Maguire @KieranMaguire]

The Freddy Krueger of football competitions is once again back from the dead. The aim is to look after the elite, despite how they try to sell it.

[WADA @wada_ama]

We are pleased to welcome the eight athletes elected to our Athlete Council Group 2 for 2025-2027 following the virtual election held from 10-12 December!

Meet the new and re-elected members and learn more about this election: https://t.co/GSvuoxqmHg

Thank you to everyone who participated and to all those who continue to #PlayTrue.  #CleanSport #AntiDoping #Election

[Kieran Maguire @KieranMaguire]

La Liga’s response to A22, the Smithers to the Monty Burns of Real Madrid & Barcelona’s plan to make the rich richer in football, is not exactly on the fence

[Marjolaine Viret, PhD @MarjolaineViret]

Only a few days left to apply for those PhD positions under my supervision at Lausanne University

[Sean Cottrell @spcott]

Join us tomorrow for a live open access Q&A webinar on the FIFA Clearing House SAS with:

⚽️ Jan Kleiner, The Director of Football Regulatory, FIFA
⚽️ Cesar Chaparro Yedro, Head of Clearing House, FIFA

https://t.co/pEk3PD202S

Hopefully this will be useful to people working in football ahead of the transfer window.

@LawInSport #fifa #footballtransfers #sportslaw