Football NewsPep Guardiola faces fresh questions about allegations of financial wrongdoing by Manchester City Football Club. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he believes the club is not guilty of financial wrongdoing as it faces accusations of more than 100 breaches of Premier League rules. Guardiola was asked more questions about the allegations after Everton was deducted a league-record 10 points last week for...
Chris Farnell Lawyer PropertyWelcome to the Chris Farnell Lawyer blog. IPS Law’s clients include recording artists, record labels, TV personalities and managers. However, sports lawyer previously involved with Charlton and other football clubs is also providing legal services in property. Earlier this month, the Halifax house price index said prices fell 2.6% in the 12 months to June - the largest year-on-year decrease...
Man City Premier League charges explainedIn February 2023, Man City were charged by Premier League with numerous alleged breaches of financial rules; The Premier League has referred the case to an independent commission; Man City won their seventh league title last week and are on course to land a treble of trophies this season. Here, in the Chris Farnell IPS Law blog, we...
First Woman Referee in Men’s World Cup - and in Qatar Welcome back to the Chris Farnell blog. Here we can see female referee Stephanie Frappart, assistant referee Neuza Back, and assistant referee Karen Diaz Medina, alongside Costa Rica's Keylor Navas and Germany's Manuel Neuer with fourth official Said Martinez, before the December 1 2022, Costa Rica-Germany match, Al Khor, Qatar. This is a...
New Term for Head of FLFWelcome back to our football law news blog. Chris Farnell is a sports lawyer from Hale in Altringham. He owns the firm IPS Law, that represents major players, organisation and club, not just in football but other sports also. In this unofficial blog we keep up on the latest news at the head of the game. Paul Philipp has...
The Rise Of Crypto Sponsors In Sport Welcome back to the Chris Farnell sports law blog. Here we bring you the latest sports law news. The UK Government, following their recent “comprehensive review” of gambling laws is considering regulating the use of betting companies in English football, which may include a ban on being the main front-of-shirt sponsors.This could have a profound impact. Last...
Top 5 Football Scandals Welcome back to our sports law blog. There has been plenty of controversies involving football, and for a sport attracting plenty of attention and generating plenty of money, it is likely to have its fair share of controversies as well.Although, most footballers do have excellent virtues and can be a role model on and off the pitch, there are many...