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Steven Bank
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Professor of Law at UCLA. Posts are primarily about sports law, but may be about tax or corporate law. Posts are not legal advice

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 3d
Question is whether this would backfire by putting pressure on Republican Senators in swing states who try to slow things down until after the midterms.

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 3d
True, but I was just saying the money was too tempting for someone else not to try given that the ruling is supposed to provide some runway for them to do so. In other words, Real Madrid ending the fight doesn't mean someone else won't try it.

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 4d
We're talking about different things. Those all reasons to bet on UEFA, for now, on the politics and public opinion against a parallel system, but not on the law. On those matters, however, there's love for UEFA's function, but not UEFA. Another org could compete to do it better.

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 4d
My point is that a settlement is not because the court rulings have gone UEFA's way. Quite the contrary. Indeed, UEFA's status as both regulator and competitor makes them more susceptible than the NFL, although, like the NFL, UEFA could adapt, acquire, outlast or suppress competitors in other ways

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 4d
The legal rulings in this case ensure that someone will try again to create a version of the Super League. There's simply too much money at stake for no one one to contest UEFA's right to capture all of it and the courts offered hope and a possible pathway for success.
tariqpanja.bsky.social Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 4d
Once again the football public the loser here. UEFA and Real announce some undisclosed agreement to end hostilities. Some guff about technology in there otherwise reads as a completely opaque agreement between the most powerful club in football and UEFA. Zero transparency here.

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 4d
Once again the football public the loser here. UEFA and Real announce some undisclosed agreement to end hostilities. Some guff about technology in there otherwise reads as a completely opaque agreement between the most powerful club in football and UEFA. Zero transparency here.

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 8d
The "settlement" part of this would be Atlanta United agreeing to drop its complaint against Botafogo with FIFA, which is presumably necessary to get FIFA to remove its transfer ban
jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social Jeff Carlisle @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social · 8d
Atlanta United has reached a settlement w/Botofogo on the transfer of Thiago Almada. Though it sounds less like a settlement and more like total victory. #ATLUTD.

Atlanta's statement says, "Botafogo will pay the full transfer fee, plus interest, under the terms of this settlement."

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Jeff Carlisle @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social · 8d
Atlanta United has reached a settlement w/Botofogo on the transfer of Thiago Almada. Though it sounds less like a settlement and more like total victory. #ATLUTD.

Atlanta's statement says, "Botafogo will pay the full transfer fee, plus interest, under the terms of this settlement."

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 22d
On a quick read, I thought your were referring to Gianni Infantino and wondered what he's done now to go rogue after the made-up FIFA Peace Prize debacle

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 22d
This has basically been the swimming/US version of soccer's European Super League case
andyhre.bsky.social Andy "Andyfa" Schwarz @andyhre.bsky.social · 22d
Sports antitrust: a SF federal jury just found World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA) liable for anticompetitive conduct & a group boycott that harmed the International Swimming League (causing antitrust injury) but only awarded $1, a la the USFL case. Verdict: drive.google.com/file/d/17Hgm...
cand-3_2018-cv-07394-00576.pdf
drive.google.com

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Andy "Andyfa" Schwarz @andyhre.bsky.social · 22d
Sports antitrust: a SF federal jury just found World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA) liable for anticompetitive conduct & a group boycott that harmed the International Swimming League (causing antitrust injury) but only awarded $1, a la the USFL case. Verdict: drive.google.com/file/d/17Hgm...
cand-3_2018-cv-07394-00576.pdf
drive.google.com

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 25d
You're probably right, but at best you're talking about someone buying a small multi-family low-rise building to collect rental income while living in one of the units

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 25d
Does he mean over their lifetimes they have bought and sold multiple homes? Even then, even five over a lifetime would be a lot and I'm not sure how it supports any point he could be making here.

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 29d
I'm shocked. He was a passionate soccer supporter and a thorn in U.S. Soccer's side at a time when it probably needed it
battista.bsky.social Michael Battista @battista.bsky.social · 29d
Rocco B. Commisso, the billionaire owner of Mediacom, president of ACF Fiorentina, and former majority owner of the New York Cosmos, has died at the age of 76.

www.acffiorentina.com/news/scompar...
ACF Fiorentina | La Fiorentina piange la scomparsa del Presidente Rocco B. Commisso
www.acffiorentina.com

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Michael Battista @battista.bsky.social · 29d
Rocco B. Commisso, the billionaire owner of Mediacom, president of ACF Fiorentina, and former majority owner of the New York Cosmos, has died at the age of 76.

www.acffiorentina.com/news/scompar...
ACF Fiorentina | La Fiorentina piange la scomparsa del Presidente Rocco B. Commisso
www.acffiorentina.com

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Jan 12
I'm kind of wondering whether the UCLA ROTC students he was training with had to change their kettle bell swing form to match Hegseth's so he wouldn't look out of place.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 9
Hegseth had cameras recording him working out with recruits today at UCLA

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Jan 12
This only makes FIFA look worse ironically as the public wonders about the connection between the Administration’s move to dismiss the cases and FIFA and Infantino’s moves to placate Trump
mjsdc.bsky.social Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jan 12
The Supreme Court sets aside lower court decisions upholding convictions for bribery related to the FIFA scandal because the Trump administration decided to dismiss those criminal cases "in the interests of justice." The FIFA prosecution ends in a whimper. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITIONS 25-390 ) FULL PLAY GROUP, S.A. V. UNITED STATES, ET AL. ) 25-396 ) LOPEZ, HERNAN V. UNITED STATES, ET AL. The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the cases are remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for further consideration in light of the pending motion to dismiss the indictment.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jan 12
The Supreme Court sets aside lower court decisions upholding convictions for bribery related to the FIFA scandal because the Trump administration decided to dismiss those criminal cases "in the interests of justice." The FIFA prosecution ends in a whimper. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITIONS 25-390 ) FULL PLAY GROUP, S.A. V. UNITED STATES, ET AL. ) 25-396 ) LOPEZ, HERNAN V. UNITED STATES, ET AL. The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the cases are remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for further consideration in light of the pending motion to dismiss the indictment.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 9
Hegseth had cameras recording him working out with recruits today at UCLA

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Jan 3
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is going to give Venezuela a spot in the World Cup now that it is a host country "protectorate," isn't he?
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Jan 3
President Trump says the US will "run" Venezuela until safe transition can take place following the US capture of Maduro.

Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4jyRghJ

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CNN @cnn.com · Jan 3
President Trump says the US will "run" Venezuela until safe transition can take place following the US capture of Maduro.

Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4jyRghJ

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Dec 30
That is a very D3 men's soccer goal
nbcsportsoccer.bsky.social NBC Sports Soccer @nbcsportsoccer.bsky.social · Dec 30
BOURNEMOUTH LEAD AT STAMFORD BRIDGE. 🍒

David Brooks bundles it in from a long throw-in to take the lead over Chelsea.

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NBC Sports Soccer @nbcsportsoccer.bsky.social · Dec 30
BOURNEMOUTH LEAD AT STAMFORD BRIDGE. 🍒

David Brooks bundles it in from a long throw-in to take the lead over Chelsea.

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Dec 11
These are the kinds of rates that inspired what is now known as the "Augusta Rule" in the U.S. Tax Code - just in case any enterprising individual is thinking about renting out their home as an alternative to a hotel
adamcrafton.bsky.social Adam Crafton @adamcrafton.bsky.social · Dec 10
NEW:

Hotels across US, Canada & Mexico hiked prices during the FIFA World Cup in 2026, with an analysis by The Athletic revealing average increase of over 300 per cent per night around opening matches in the 16 host cities.

Report: nytimes.com/athletic/68757…

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Adam Crafton @adamcrafton.bsky.social · Dec 10
NEW:

Hotels across US, Canada & Mexico hiked prices during the FIFA World Cup in 2026, with an analysis by The Athletic revealing average increase of over 300 per cent per night around opening matches in the 16 host cities.

Report: nytimes.com/athletic/68757…

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Dec 10
Kind of an own goal when you're co-hosting the World Cup this summer
clarajeffery.bsky.social Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Dec 10
This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!
Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Dec 10
This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!
Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Dec 8
This reminds me of FIFA's use of direct grant + development program aid to silence dissent, buy votes from poor nations, and entrench corruption that hurt poor nations. The analogy would be complete if the money actually goes to corrupt local leaders, rather than farmers who are affected the most.
the-independent.com The Independent @the-independent.com · Dec 8
BREAKING | Trump to offer $12 billion taxpayer bailout for farmers harmed by his tariff policies
Trump to offer $12 billion taxpayer bailout for farmers harmed by his tariff policies
www.independent.co.uk

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The Independent @the-independent.com · Dec 8
BREAKING | Trump to offer $12 billion taxpayer bailout for farmers harmed by his tariff policies
Trump to offer $12 billion taxpayer bailout for farmers harmed by his tariff policies
www.independent.co.uk

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Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Nov 26
High Rates and Low Taxes: Tax Dodging in Mid-Century America

Coming out digitally in February and hard copy soon after. Request your libraries order it!

www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...