On 5 March 2021 two judgments from HHJ Pelling QC were handed down that concerned the ongoing arbitral proceedings between Newcastle United FC and the FA Premier League. This article explains those decisions and considers how they fit with the ongoing arbitral proceedings between the parties.

Recent decisions concerning a dispute between the TTFA and FIFA have demonstrated the foundational aspect of the FIFA Statutes to the laws of world football, and FIFA’s position at the apex of football’s governing bodies. This article explains those decisions and provides comments from Jonathan Walker, an attorney who represented FIFA throughout.

Hawk-Eye Innovations’ Goal Line Technology committed a ‘goal line incident’ in the Premier League match between Aston Villa FC and Sheffield United FC (“SUFC”) on 17 June 2020, which resulted in SUFC not being awarded a goal that should have been awarded. This article considers the applicable rules and law and whether SUFC and other clubs have a claim in respect of the incident.