Auch aus der Sicht sehr lesenswert: die Forderung nach einem europaweiten Eingreifen durch einen European Sports Act, den @janzglinski.bsky.social, @janexner.bsky.social und Stephen Weatherill hier formuliert haben.

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5/ Dr Jan Zglinski, @janzglinski.bsky.social Associate Professor at LSE Law School. Author of, among other things, 'For the good of the game: fixing football through improved regulation'. www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/society/fixing-football-through-improved-regulation

Yes, indeed, I will - much looking forward!

The full text can be found here:

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Special thanks to our friends @fairsq.bsky.social who have kindly helped disseminate the proposal:

fairsq.org/new-proposal...

Enforcement will follow a dual structure: new EU Sports Agency + national sports authorities. Violations will trigger fines and penalty payments. For systematic violations of good governance or human rights rules, a ban on organising or participating in sporting competitions can be imposed.

Sports organisations must do more to promote gender equality:

‒ increase participation of + build infrastructure for female athletes
‒ create pathway to equal pay
‒ adopt maternity policy with min. 14 weeks paid leave
‒ contribute to closing the gender gap in health research.

Protecting and nurturing athletes should be a priority in sports – but is often not. We propose that sports organisations have a legal obligation to adopt a safeguarding policy, establish or recognise a body monitoring compliance with it, and give athletes adequate health and mental health support.

Federations can subject new competitions to prior authorisation and protect sporting merit and openness. But the criteria must be clear, transparent and non-discriminatory. We follow the Superleague case law, but require that key stakeholders – clubs, fans, athletes – be consulted before deciding.

Sport plays an important social role – but with power comes responsibility. We propose human rights and environmental due diligence requirements similar to those in the CSDD Directive. In addition, sports organisations must make human rights a substantial factor when evaluating bids to host events.

This includes term limits for board members and executive directors, transparency duties for important financial information, and representation requirements:

‒ 40% of board positions held by women
‒ Athletes have min. 1 rep with voting rights
‒ Fans have min. 1 rep with voting rights.

What do we suggest? Minimum regulatory standards for sports governing bodies and competition organisers. Good governance is at the heart our proposal. None of the problems in sport will be solved without it. We propose four principles: democracy, representation, transparency and accountability.

Why do we need an EU Sports Act? Many sports organisations are poorly run. States struggle with regulating federations for fear of reprisals. International rules are difficult to agree on. The EU offers something unique: the possibility of transnational regulation and effective enforcement.

Sport plays an important social role – but with power comes responsibility. We propose human rights and environmental due diligence requirements similar to those in the CSDD Directive. In addition, sports organisations must make human rights a substantial factor when evaluating bids to host events.