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FIFA’s New Regulations in Dealing with Minors
On April 1, 2015, FIFA's Regulations on Working with Intermediaries became effective. The 2015 Regulations essentially de-regulated the football agent industry. For instance, the Regulations no longer required agents to be licensed, pass an exam or provide insurance....
How Much do Soccer Players Make?
I often get asked the question, "How much do soccer players make in MLS?" Some people are just curious because they have no idea what type of salaries soccer players make, especially in the USA. Some people want to compare Major League Soccer salaries to European...
Play College Soccer or Turn Pro?
As a soccer agent, I am frequently asked by parents whether their son or daughter should player soccer in college or try to turn professional right away. As someone who played Division I college soccer at Yale University, I can honestly say that playing soccer was...
Loss Payees, Lenders and Mortgagee
Imagine the following scenario: You are a senior secured lender on equipment damaged in a fire. The owner of the property where the equipment is located files a claim against his insurance company for the loss. You, as the secured lender, are a loss payee on the...
The Matching Dispute Between Policy Owner and Insurance Carrier
What happens if a loss occurs to your home and the insurance company covers the cost to repair and replace damaged areas - but, due to age, shape, size, color, or availability of materials, the newly rebuilt parts of the property failed to match the appearance of...
MLS: Loosening the Grip on Territorial Rules
Major League Soccer has implemented various rules with the hopes of encouraging parity in the league and encouraging investment in youth soccer. The Homegrown Player Rule, Discovery List and Territorial Rights all come to mind, and whether these initiatives have...
The Young Soccer Professionals
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. That has been true for many years. Soccer in the United States is growing, especially with the growth of Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League, and the successes of our women's and men's national...
Solidarity Payments in Soccer
When it comes to international soccer transfers, the main thing reported in the press is the transfer amount. Soccer fans have likely heard how Gareth Bale transferred from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid for a transfer fee of $105.56M. Or how Neymar transferred from...
Indiana Supreme Court Finds No Coverage In Liquor Liability Case
Restaurant and bar owners - do you think you'd have insurance coverage in this situation? You own 2 bars. Your employees at Bar 1 serve a patron with alcohol. Police are forced to remove the patron from Bar 1 as he got out of hand because he was drunk. At about the...
Does A Landlord’s Insurance Company Have To Provide Insurance Coverage To Tenants When The Tenants Are Not Listed As Insureds Under The Policy?
Does an insurance company have to provide and pay for the defense of tenants to property when the tenants are not listed as insureds under the policy? That is the question that the Illinois Supreme Court will decide in Scheckler v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. In this...
Training Compensation in Professional Soccer
The concept of "training compensation" is acknowledged by many but - unsurprisingly - completely understood by few. The concept of training compensation is not terribly difficult to understand in theory. Still, it can be hard to understand and apply in practice, given...
Soccer and the NCAA
Elite youth soccer players in the USA generally must consider one of two paths after they complete high school. Should they try to play soccer professionally somewhere, perhaps in the MLS or Europe? Or, should they try to play soccer in college? Those two paths are...