Sports Law 2025

ITALY

Switzerland

Slovenia

Croatia

France

Bosnia

Italy

Rome

Albania

Law and Practice Contributed by: Maurizio Marullo, Giorgio Vagnoni, Francesco Amoresano and Fausto Consolo LAWP Studio legale e tributario

Contents 1. Regulatory p.126 1.1 Anti-Doping p.126

7. Employment p.141 7.1 Sports-Related Employment Contracts p.141 7.2 Employer/Employee Rights p.142 7.3 Free Movement of Athletes p.143 8. Women’s Sport p.143 8.1 Women’s Sport Overview p.143 9. Esports p.143 9.1 Esports Overview p.143 10. NFTs, AI and the Metaverse p.144 10.1 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.144 10.2 AI p.144 10.3 The Metaverse p.145

1.2 Integrity p.127 1.3 Betting p.128

1.4 Disciplinary Proceedings p.129 2. Commercial Rights p.130 2.1 Available Sports-Related Rights p.130

2.2 Sponsorship p.130 2.3 Broadcasting p.131 3. Sports Events p.131 3.1 Relationships p.131 3.2 Liability p.132 4. Corporate p.133

4.1 Legal Sporting Structures p.133 4.2 Corporate Governance p.134 4.3 Funding of Sport p.135 4.4 Recent Deals/Trends p.136 5. Intellectual Property, Data and Data Protection p.136 5.1 Trade Marks p.136 5.2 Copyright/Database Rights p.137 5.3 Image Rights and Other IP p.137 5.4 Licensing p.138 5.5 Sports Data p.138 5.6 Data Protection p.139 6. Dispute Resolution p.139 6.1 National Court System p.139 6.2 ADR (Including Arbitration) p.140 6.3 Challenging Sports Governing Bodies p.140

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