This series is a discussion of the legal issues in the sports world amid the novel coronavirus. This is a first for our forum, where each of our contributors will be authoring at least one post, discussing either the sports world now, or what will likely happen in the future, during this unprecedented time. One post will... Continue Reading →

Integrity of sports is always a hot topic that will never go away. Questions of fraud and scandal will always be raised. This is not different when it comes to soccer. Worldwide soccer fans may always have had an inkling that FIFA and soccer have their moments of corruptness, despite the eerie quietness of such... Continue Reading →

Sports Illustrated Christian Pulisic The Olympics is one of the biggest sporting events that occurs in the world. Many of us were looking forward to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this summer, but it was announced that the Olympics would be postponed until 2021. For many athletes, this is devastating. For soccer players this is more... Continue Reading →

Photo: SkySports It is no doubt a difficult time for everyone amid this world pandemic. Many stresses are placed upon many individuals and businesses in the United States and throughout the world. Stresses of the on-going virus and and halt to life is also placing stresses in the sports world. Sports leagues throughout the world... Continue Reading →

Alexander Hleb, the former Barcelona and Arsenal star and the best player to come from Belarus, jokingly said  maybe Ronaldo and Messi will come to the Belarussian League during this world wide pandemic. He said that when the NHL had their lockout season many players from the NHL went to Russia and played in the... Continue Reading →

As Covid-19, aka the Corona Virus, began affecting the soccer world, many leagues across Europe began taking precautionary measures by playing their fixtures behind closed doors. For example, the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund was played behind closed doors. However, that did not stop fans from amassing outside PSG's stadium. Thousands... Continue Reading →

Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Manchester City (Man City) is now one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world. It is arguable that they are in the same class as a Barcelona, Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. However, that has not always been the case. I remember when their star player was Stephan Ireland and they... Continue Reading →

Photo: Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov in“Icarus”/Indiewire.com Six years post the Russia and Sochi Olympics doping scandal, the dust seems to be settling and the aftermath is beginning to unfold. Following the scandal, the three whistle-blowers, former Russia track star Yuliya Stepanova, her husband Vitaliy Stepanov and Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, fearing for their lives fled Russia and... Continue Reading →