The EU and the governance of sport:
policy and perspectives

Workshop at the University of Chester
6 & 7 July 2007

Programme

Friday 6 July

12.15pm: Arrival and registration in Binks Building
1-2pm: Sit-down lunch and collect room keys

3pm: Opening

• Welcome to the second annual Sport&EU workshop
  by Richard Parrish (Edge Hill University, UK)
  
  
• Keynote Address by Alex Phillips (Head of Professional Football Services, UEFA)
  Governing bodies, competition organisers and interest groups:
  Who does what in European football?
  Discussant: Dr Andy Smith (University of Chester, UK)
  
  

4-6.30pm: Session 1, The EU and the Governance of Sport
Chair: Dr Andy Smith (University of Chester, UK)

• Borja García (Loughborough University, UK)
  The European Union and UEFA: Transforming or reinforcing football’s pyramid?
  Discussant: Chris Platts (University of Chester, UK)
  
  
• Dr Simona Kustec Lipicer (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
  Comprehending multi-level governance in sport: A Slovenian perspective
  Discussant: Dr Andy Smith (University of Chester, UK)
  
  
• 5.05pm-5.20pm: Break – Tea and Coffee
  
  
• Roberto Branco-Martins (Asser International Sports Law Centre, NL)
  The social dialogue as a new form of governance of sport in the EU
  Discussant: Alex Phillips (Head of Professional Football Services, UEFA)
  
  
• Alfonso Rincon (CEU San Pablo University, Spain)
  EC competition and internal market law: On the existence of a sporting exemption and its withdrawal
  Discussant: Dr Richard Parrish (Edge Hill University, UK)
  
  

8.30pm: Dinner and Drinks, Telfords Warehouse, Chester

Saturday 7 July

8-9am: Breakfast (Dining Hall)

9.15am-11pm: Session 2 – Sport in the EU: Fans’ Perspectives
Chair: Borja García (Loughborough University, UK)

• David Boyle (Deputy Chief Executive, Supporters Direct)
  The EU’s engagement in professional football and supporters – Threats and opportunities
  Discussant: Dr Gyozo Molnar (NEWI, UK)
  
  
• Steven Powell (Football Supporters Foundation, UK)
  Football supporters – Consumers or partners?
  Discussant: Dr Andy Smith (University of Chester, UK)
  
  
• James O'Gorman (Staffordshire University, UK)
  The modernisation of grassroots football and the impact upon volunteers
  Discussant: Chris Platts (University of Chester, UK)
  
  

11.00am-11.15am: Break – Tea and Coffee

11.15am-1pm: Session 3, Sport in the EU: Legal Issues and Problems
Chair: Chris Platts (University of Chester, UK)

• Daniel Geey (Field Fisher Waterhouse, UK)
  Non-authorized live Premier League broadcasts: A legal perspective
  Discussant: Dr Mark James (Salford University, UK)
  
  
• Declan Hill (University of Oxford, UK)
  Why some leagues and not others? Match-fixing in professional football
  Discussant: Dr Mark James (Salford University, UK)
  
  
• Alexandre Mestre (PLMJ Law Firm, Portugal)
  Difficulties and contradictions in applying EU Competition Law to Sport
  Discussant: Borja García (Loughborough University, UK)
  
  

1pm: Concluding Remarks:

• Richard Parrish (Edge Hill University, UK)
  The Second Annual Sport&EU Workshop: Reflections and thoughts for the future
  
  

1.30pm: Lunch and departure

Abstracts

Call for papers

Papers

The workshop is organised by

• Sport&EU (The Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union)
  

and sponsored by

• the Centre for the Study of International Governance (CSIG)
  at Loughborough University
  
• and by the Chester Centre for Research into Sport and Society
  and the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences
  at the University of Chester.