EU, Sport, Law and Policy: Regulation, Re-regulation and Representation

I am honoured to have been invited to write the foreword to this book. Since the publi- tion of Professional Sport in the EU: Regulation and Re-regulation (edited by Andrew Caiger and Simon Gardiner, T.M.C. Asser Press 2000), there have been a number of dev- opments in the European Union in sports law, both in the European Commission and the European Court of Justice. The most significant of these was probably the adoption by the Commission of the White Paper on Sport on 11 July 2007. The White Paper takes stock of the acquis communautaire - the rather prodigious body of European Law including judgements and preliminary rulings of the ECJ - in the sports field and sets out the position of the Commission on three significant aspects of European sport: its societal role, its economic dimension, and its governance. The White Paper also contains concrete proposals for further EU action as part of an Action Plan named after Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games.

Emergence, Dynamics and Impact of European Sport Policy - Perspectives From Political Science.- A Comparison of The European and North American Models of Sports Organisation.- Sport Governance and Eu Legal Order: Present and Future.- The Influence Of Eu Law On Sports Governance.- The White Paper On Sport As An Exercise In `Better Regulation'.- The New Governance Of Football: What Role For The Eu?.- Policing The Boundaries Between Regulation and Commercial Exploitation: Lessons From The Motoe Case.- Some Reflections On Age Discrimination, Referees' Retirement Ages and European Sports (Law).- Extra Time: Are The New Fifa Transfer Rules Doomed?.- The webster Case: Justified Panic as There was After bosman?.- The Prize For Freedom of Movement: The webster Case.- Models For The Promotion Of Home Grown Players For The Protection Of National Representative Teams.- The Kolpak Case: bosman Times Ten? Football Fears The Arrival Of Bosman, Bosmanovic and Osman.- The laurent Piau Case Of The Ecj On The Status Of Players' Agents.- Regulating Sports Services in Community Law.- The Recognition Of The Specificity Of Sport In The European Commission's Article 81 Ec Case Law Related To Sports Media Rights.- State Aid To Professional Football Clubs: Legitimate Support Of A Public Cause?.- Regulation Of Professional Football In The Eu: The European Social Dialogue as A Basis For The Creation Of Legal Certainty.- Promoting The Social Dialogue In Professional Football In The New Eu Member States.- Agenda For A Social Dialogue In The European Professional Football Sector.- The Representation Of Football In The European Union: Uefa Versus G-14.- Study Into The Possible Participation Of Epfl and G-14 In A Social Dialogue In The European Professional Football Sector.- The European Union and Doping In Sport.- Anti-Doping In and Beyond The European Commission's White Paper On Sport.- Eu Sports Regulations and Football Supporters.- Legal Aspects Of Combating Transnational Football Hooliganism In Europe.- The Legality and Effectiveness Of Using Football Banning Orders In The Fight Against Racism and Violence at Sports Events.- Ecj Jurisprudence and Recent Developments In Eu Sport Betting.