Eastern European Football League - back in USSR?
The dream of reviving the Soviet football league has taken a step closer to reality after a group of top officials backed the recreation of what in its day was one of the toughest leagues in the world. Nowadays top Russian and Ukrainian clubs are owned by tycoons and can easily afford stars like Hulk or Eto'o. Though the idea of a creation of a breakaway league in itself is not new, such an initiative raised a lot of debate.
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Written by
Pavels Tjusevs
Pavels is an associate at VARUL law office in Riga, Latvia. He specialises in drafting employment, transfer and sponsorship agreements. He also represents athletes in transfer and employment related disputes before the competent bodies. His additional area of expertise is corporate, media law as well as mergers and acquisitions.
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