Book summary: European Sports Law – A comparative analysis of the European and American Models of Sp

This is a book by Danish lawyer Lars Halgreen assessing the European and US models of sport. He says that the reference to the sports article in the new EU Constitution may be a tool in the future to regulate sport on a more solid legal platform, but the wording of the new article makes it indeed very doubtful how  far EU may go to preserve the traditional European Model of Sport.

‘European Sports Law – A comparative analysis of the European and American Models of Sport’ (Forlaget Thomson, 2004), is a comprehensive comparative analysis of the most important legal issues that dominate professional European sport today. 

The book describes the present legal status of European sport in the post-Bosman era and analyses the possible legal consequences of the European Union’s strong political support of the unique mix of amateurism and professionalism in the European Model of Sport in a time of increasing commercialization where “the winner takes all” mentality seems to be prevailing. 

The sports article in the new EU Constitution may be a tool in the future to regulate sport on a more solid legal platform, but the wording of the new article makes it indeed very doubtful how  far EU may go to preserve the traditional European Model of Sport. “

The author of ‘European sports law – a comparative analysis of the European and American models of sport’, Lars Halgreen, is a partner at a Danish law firm. He is also an arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport.