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Steven Bank

@profbank.bsky.social

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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 · 6h

That is a very D3 men's soccer goal

NBC Sports Soccer @nbcsportsoccer.bsky.social · 6h

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 · 6h

BOURNEMOUTH LEAD AT STAMFORD BRIDGE. 🍒

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

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 20d

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

Adam Crafton @adamcrafton.bsky.social · 20d

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 · 20d

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 21d

Kind of an own goal when you're co-hosting the World Cup this summer

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 21d

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 · 21d

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · 22d

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 @the-independent.com · 22d

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 · 22d

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

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...

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Nov 20

The NASL lawsuit is dead; long live the NASL lawsuit

NASL's appeal in its antitrust lawsuit against US Soccer and MLS, which was filed on May 9 after a jury verdict was rendered against NASL in Feb, is still on the 2d Cir. docket and MLS' brief is due today.

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Nov 13

Big change, but probably beneficial in terms of increasing the value of their player buy and sell windows and moving the playoffs to a period that doesn't compete with football. Question is whether it will hurt ticket sales to trade games in June-July for games in Nov-Dec

Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · Nov 13

BREAKING: MLS owners have voted and passed a schedule change. The league will run from the late summer months through May.

This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb

More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...

MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027

MLS will soon align with leagues that play from the fall to the spring after a transformational decision made by its owners

www.nytimes.com

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Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · Nov 13

MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027

MLS will soon align with leagues that play from the fall to the spring after a transformational decision made by its owners

www.nytimes.com

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Nov 13

"Season-ticket holders across the league, who have previously received a complimentary subscription to MLS Season Pass, will now receive an annual Apple TV subscription at no additional cost.”

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Nov 13

Do you think they are worried about reliance interests for season tickets already sold/renewed or are there logistical issues associated with union/CBA sign-off, stadium availability, streaming/TV windows, etc. that they need time to address?

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Nov 6

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the tariff was probably one of the most frequent topics for political cartoons. Even in an era of high tech, talk shows, and podcasts, a picture is still worth a thousand words when it comes to describing how many ways people dislike tariff policy

Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · Nov 6

Winsor McCay on tariffs

Political cartoon from a century ago beautiful black and white art of a bull in a china shop.
the bull has a label on its side saying
BONEHEAD TARIFF
The china that the bill is smashing is labeled, too
INDUSTRY
FOREIGN TRADE
TRANSPORTATION
EMPLOYMENT
COMMERCE
SHIPPING

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · Nov 6

Winsor McCay on tariffs

Steven Bank @profbank.bsky.social · Nov 6

Even if it costs FIFA a solid gold trophy (and it will), it's pretty cheap insurance against the US deciding on a whim to move the World Cup games out of Los Angeles or New York. This is one area where Infantino has experience.