
Our Thoughts on the January Transfer Window
Reflecting on the January 2026 transfer window, our team’s observations and thoughts on market trends have been borne out in the headlines and statistics. This

Reflecting on the January 2026 transfer window, our team’s observations and thoughts on market trends have been borne out in the headlines and statistics. This

The so-called ‘Diarra Case’ led to a lot of speculation prior to the winter registration period in 2025 as to how the market would react.

Today, Friday 2 December 2022, marks twenty years to the day since our MD, Paolo Lombardi, joined FIFA. In eight years with FIFA, Paolo took

In the November 2022 update to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) there were a number of amendments and additions

The FIFA Clearing House went live this month and our James Mungavin and Luca Pastore have produced a briefing for clubs on how they should

On Friday 7 October 2022 we were delighted to partner with the WS Society on the Sports Law Conference, which was held at the Signet

Ordinary proceedings were initiated before the Court of Arbitration for Sport by Lombardi Associates on behalf of four assistant coaches against a European club for

In two weeks, on Friday 7 October, Lombardi Associates is proud to partner with The WS Society to present an exciting sports law conference in

Yesterday our Managing Director, Paolo Lombardi, was at FIFA HQ speaking at the conference “FIFA Master 20 years : Sport & Future”. In particular, Paolo

Our Luca Pastore published the article “Failure To Reply To A FIFA Proposal Under Article 13 – Lessons From Daugavpils V Kairat & FIFA” on
Lombardi Associates operates in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French. If you have a football or sports related dispute or issue, we can help you.