Germany
11/03/2026
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Three months from today, on 11 June 2026, the opening match of the men's FIFA World Cup 2026 will take place in Canada, Mexico and the USA. A year later, on 24 June 2027, the opening match of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 will be held in Brazil – reason enough to kick off our "Football & Law" blog series on the legal rules behind the major tournaments. While the tournament is happening, numerous legal framework conditions have to be observed behind the scenes and sometimes certain decisions made off the pitch can also cause emotions to run high where the law is concerned.
Experts from CMS will cover a wide range of legal topics in our blog series. In light of the current debate about hosts and individual venues as well as the geopolitical situation, one of our first articles will take a look at sport in times of political conflict. As major international sporting events have always been at the centre of political disputes, the article also examines their historical development and how the legal aspects are handled.
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