In light of the recent accusations that Lyon get favored by arbitration by getting calls decided their way and the brouhaha over video replays, I thought I would post the results of an in depth investigation by Nice Matin, who took a look at every single error in every single Ligue 1 match in the 2007/2008 season.

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After a Football Association appointed arbitration hearing ruled in the favor of Sheffield United earlier this week, lawyers in England must have smelled blood because now up to 12 Sheffield United players who were relegated at the end of the 2006/2007 season are seeking legal advice regarding the possibility of suing West Ham United for [. Click to continue reading...

"We acknowledge again that the club broke Premier League rules in the original signing of Carlos Tevez but we were dealt with accordingly by an independent Premier League commission and accepted the significant punishment handed down at that time.

In light of this and the wider implications of this latest ruling for English football we have decided to ask that the case be considered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Click to continue reading...

West Ham have confirmed they will appeal against a tribunal's ruling on the Carlos Tevez affair to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The club say they have already been punished for breaching Premier League rules over the signing of the Argentina striker in 2006. West Ham said in a statement on their official website: "We can [. Click to continue reading...

Sheffield United have won the latest legal round against West Ham United over the Carlos Tevez saga. A Football Association arbitration hearing ruled in the favor of United and now are seeking £30 million in compensation from West Ham. During the 2006/2007 season, the Hammers fielded Carlos Tevez who was an ineligible player. Click to continue reading...

The back story to this game was the illness that swept through the Socceroos before the game leaving quite a depleted squad. But they were up to the task, playing a nice short passing game.

The next talking point will be who the Socceroos play next. Strangely, FIFA allowed the 2-0 win by Qatar playing Iraq with an unregistered player to stand. Click to continue reading...

FC Timisoara can't quit the purple.

Despite being told not to wearing the color after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled its rival had a better claim to the color, Timisoara opened the season with a big purple stripe on its uniform.

Needless to say, it was a pretty obvious act of defiance and the team was docked six points. Click to continue reading...

CONCACAF minnows Honduras have emerged as favourites to win gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, after the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) ruled that league clubs were not obliged to release their players for the tournament. Barcelona, Werder Bremen and Schalke all had a bit of a girly strop after their players expressed a wish [. Click to continue reading...

Lionel Messi scored for his country in their opening Olympic men's football match in a narrow 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast on Thursday.Scoring for your country has to beat scoring for your club.Messi also helped setting up the second goal.He was adamant about wanting to be part of the Olympics and Barcelona,despite winning an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport giving the club the right to stop him playing,lifted their ban at the 11th hour.

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In a remarkable backtrack, Bundesliga sides Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 have released their respective Brazilian players to join up with their olympic team, after it was revealed they had won their case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport...


Barcelona are set to allow Lionel Messi to remain in Beijing for the Olympic Games, according to reports in the Spanish press. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have made it clear they have no intention of forcing their players to return from the Beijing Olympics, despite a ruling by the CAS.

Suggestions Javier Mascherano, Ryan Babel and Lucas Leiva would be told to return to England have been discounted by club sources.

The confusion had arisen during the day following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholding an appeal from Barcelona, Werder Bremen and Schalke that allows the clubs to recall their players from the Games. Click to continue reading...

A ruling today could help the Merseysiders greatly! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! Rafael Benitez could use a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport to keep Ryan Babel at Liverpool during the Beijing Olympic Games. Three European clubs won their appeal to keep their players out of the . Click to continue reading...

First the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Wednesday that clubs were not obliged to release players for the event.
Argentina's Olympic Team coach Sergio Batista defied the court order and said ....
"The player is here and will remain with the team. He will start Thursday's game (against Ivory Coast in Shanghai) from the beginning and I'm sure he can be with us for the rest of the competition.

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Barcelona do not need to release Lionel Messi for the 2008 Beijing Olympics football tournament, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Wednesday. Werder Bremen and Schalke have also won their appeal to prevent Diego and Rafinha from going to Beijing. Regardless of where you stand on the club v country debate, there are [. Click to continue reading...

I am genuinely surprised that the Court for Arbitration of Sport sided with the clubs here and not with FIFA. You have to imagine that FIFA and the IOC will now attempt to codify the "customs" into rules to prevent this from happening again. Cas found that Fifa's position was based on custom rather than law, [. Click to continue reading...

According to reports in the AFP, Barcelona FC prodigy, Lionel Messi, will be wearing blue and white instead of blue and red this August.

Reports suggest that Messi will fly to China early Thursday to join the Argentina squad for the Olympics which get underway next week.

Bypassing Barcelona's American tour, the 21-year-old will fly directly from Italy, where he took part in a 3-1 friendly win over Fiorentina in Florence earlier tonight. Click to continue reading...

Lionel Messi is already playing spectacular football for Barca in tune up matches this pre season and will most likely challenge Cristiano Ronaldo for the world's soccer spotlight this year.

If early June's international friendly between the US and Argentina is any guide, Messi may be the difference between 50000 and 80000 fans showing up at the Meadowlands next month to watch the Catalan powerhouse take on the New York Red Bulls at Giants Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have turned their attention to a feud emerging between the Bundesliga and Fifa regarding their guidelines on releasing well known players for next month's Olympic Games.

The Bundesliga yesterday made it clear that they were prepared to test Fifa's resolve on the topic after a dispute over German side, Werder Bremen's midfielder Diego broke out, threatening to damage the 'goodwill' pact which would give famous players the opportunity to play in Beijing. Click to continue reading...

Compared to other international tournaments, the standard of arbitration at Euro 2008 has been near impeccable so far. Apart from marginal offside decisions, there were very few other controversial decisions. But, as it is human nature to pick on every little mistake, here are five of the most ambiguous calls, in ascending order: 5) Greece v [. Click to continue reading...

The independent arbitration panel have delivered the hammer blow that has sealed the Blades participation in the Coca-Cola Championship next season. Sheffield United appealed following the meagre £5.5 million fine West Ham received following a breach of Premier League rules regarding the ownership of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez. However the independent arbitration panel upheld the [. Click to continue reading...