Newsletter Sport Law – May 2023
Discover the latest news commented by our lawyers and legal experts in the Sports Law department.
ARTICLES
Financial fair play: UEFA keeps close eye on PSG
During the year 2022, the financial control body for clubs (ICFC) in charge of monitoring the application of UEFA’s financial fair play rules, had criticised Paris Saint-Germain for having exceeded the authorised deficit threshold of 30 million euros over 3 accounting periods.
Sportsmen’s agents and lawyers acting as sportsmen’s agents do not play on the same field
The French Court of Cassation, in a decision dated 29 March 2023[1], confirmed that lawyers acting as sportmen’s agents are not actual sportsmen’s agents and that they can only be paid by their clients. Football – The potential takeover of Racing Club de Strasbourg by Chelsea’s owner’s – a symbol of future relaxation of UEFA’s multiple ownership rules ?The French Court of Cassation, in a decision dated 29 March 2023[1], confirmed that lawyers acting as sportmen’s agents are not actual sportsmen’s agents and that they can only be paid by their clients.
Football – The potential takeover of Racing Club de Strasbourg by Chelsea’s owner’s – a symbol of future relaxation of UEFA’s multiple ownership rules ?
The president of Racing Club de Strasbourg Marc Keller, confirmed that he had met an American investor as part of a discussion to buy all or part of the Alsatian club.
The DGCCRF is seized
The French body in charge of consumer protection opens an investigation.
Reversal by the URSSAF in an attempt to apply social security contributions to royalties paid to a company exploiting the individual image rights of a rugby player
Professional sportsmen and women who are employed by sports associations or companies and who reach a certain level of recognition generally receive two main sources of income.
Retirement at 31 years old
For professional rugby players, it’s not so much the retirement age that’s at issue, but rather their physical health, especially when it leads to early retirement.
EVENT
Bignon Lebray had the honor of welcoming Félix Mory, a young French professional golfer who competes on the Challenge Tour and has been sponsored by the firm for 3 years.
The Paris and Lille offices had the opportunity to meet and interact with Félix Mory regarding his journey and also had the chance to get introduced to golf alongside him.
In Paris, an initiation session was offered to the employees on the firm’s rooftop, followed by a session at the Golf de Maisons Laffitte with the firm’s clients. In Lille, an initiation took place at the Golf du Sart before giving way to the firm’s clients for an 18-hole round with Félix.
