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18 September 2026 / Dr Estelle Ivanova , Professor Dr Ian Blackshaw
Issue: 8177 / Categories: Features , Profession , Sports law , Competition , EU
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The Sports Trilogy

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Dr Estelle Ivanova & Dr Ian Blackshaw champion the importance of fair competition in the sports sector
  • Tracks the latest developments in the fast-evolving area of sports and sports broadcasting rights and EU competition law.
  • Covers the ‘Sports Trilogy’ cases, merger control and recent developments in motor racing, the relationship between the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne and EU public policy, and recent developments in footballer transfers.
  • Concludes stakeholders in sport should take account of EU competition law ‘as both a powerful sword and a shield’ against unfair business practices.

Sport is big business and an industry in its own right, worth an estimated US$417bn (about £313.3bn) globally in 2025, having grown at an average annual rate of 5% since 2020. By 2030, the global value of sport is expected to reach US$602bn (around £452.4bn).

Sports broadcasting rights are a major contributor of this growth. For example, the English Premier League has signed a record four-year domestic television rights package worth £6.7bn

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