Sports Law

PM-Advogados : provides permanent legal advice to clubs, agents, associations, federations and international bodies, namely:

Football Clubs

  • Situation of players and respective contracts;
  • Tax planning of contracted amounts;
  • Issues related to the players' playing conditions, with the preparation of opinions and the adoption of measures when necessary;
  • National and international transfers;
  • Sports cooperation agreement with Portuguese and foreign clubs to exchange transfers of athletes, coaches and training of young athletes;
  • Elaboration of instruments related to the cessation and preservation of the sports bond and economic rights;
  • Collection of amounts referring to Training Compensation and Solidarity Clause;
  • Diligence and measures in the search for the necessary documents to obtain the Player Passport order;
  • Performance and establishment of procedures with the Disciplinary Commissions, Courts of Sports Justice;
  • Collection of credits and procedures with UEFA, FIFA and Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS).

Football Players

  • Advice during negotiation and transfer to national and international clubs, with appreciation and drafting of employment contracts;
  • Analysis and monitoring of the temporary transfer of players to other clubs or sports companies;
  • Explanation to the player of the contractual rights and obligations established in his sports contract or sports training contract and the respective sports entities;
  • Collection of overdue amounts (wages, premiums);
  • Legal advice and drafting contracts with clubs, companies and sponsors related to Image Rights (License to use) Marketing and Merchandising;
  • Creation of a partnership for the athlete to license the use and commercial exploitation of his image;
  • Tax planning of contracted amounts;
  • Monitoring of disciplinary proceedings initiated by clubs, sports corporations, associations or federations;
  • Monitoring in the Doping process;
  • Monitoring the termination process for just cause of the employment contract on the player's initiative and based on the failure to pay the salary;
  • Appeals to the Sports Justice Courts;
  • Collection of credits and procedures with UEFA, FIFA and Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS);
  • Claims for compensation for accidents in the exercise of sports activities

Athletes from other sports

  • Legal advice on drafting contracts, transfers;
  • Legal support in negotiation for national and foreign clubs;
  • Monitoring of disciplinary proceedings, doping;
  • Collection of overdue amounts (wages, premiums);
  • Performance and establishment of procedures with Associations, Federations, Olympic Committee, Courts of Sports Justice;
  • Claims for compensation for accidents in the exercise of sports activities

Player agents

  • Legal advice on national and international transfer, with drafting contracts and advice on procedures for regularizing the player with the National Association of the destination club;
  • Preparation of representation contracts in accordance with the requirements of the FPF and FIFA;
  • Advice and development of instruments related to players' economic law;
  • Extrajudicial collection of commissions, interest, fines and other unfulfilled contractual obligations;
  • Consultancy and assistance for releasing amateur athletes;
  • Legal support in the negotiation intermediation for national and foreign clubs.


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