This article explains when compensation is payable in respect of academy players moving from one club to another, the role of the Professional Football Compensation Committee in respect of the same, and considers the record amount of compensation awarded recently for Harvey Elliott’s move from Fulham FC to Liverpool FC.

On 28 July 2020 the Court of Arbitration for Sport released its final award with reasons in Manchester City FC’s appeal against UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body’s decision that found MCFC to have overstated sponsorship revenue and not cooperated with the CFCB’s investigations. This article explains the CAS’s decision and considers the significance of the same.

UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body has banned Manchester City FC (“MCFC”) from UEFA club competitions for two years and fined MCFC €30,000,000 for MCFC’s breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations. This article explains the circumstances and the applicable legal framework of those sanctions and considers what can be expected from MCFC’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the same.