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Event about Contemporary Challenges in Football, Rijeka, 13-04-2023

On April 13, 2023, an event named "Contemporary Challenges in Football" was held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka, focusing on legal and organisational issues of modern football.
The event was organised by the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Sports Law, Policy and Diplomacy and the Centre for Sports Law, Policy and Diplomacy at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka with the support of partners, the Sport&EU Association and Football Legal, one of the most important sports law journals and portals. The programme started with the opening speeches by the Head of the Centre and the Jean Monnet Chair, assoc. prof. Vanja Smokvina and the Vice Rector of the University of Rijeka, prof. Marta Žuvić. This was followed by a round table discussion with prof. Richard Parrish from Edge Hill University, United Kingdom and external member of the Centre of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka; prof. Simona Kustec from the University of Primorska and former Minister of Sport of the Republic of Slovenia; Zvonimir Boban, UEFA Director of Football; assoc. prof. Vanja Smokvina, while the round table was moderated by Julien Zylberstein, UEFA Director of European Affairs and Good Governance and also an external member of the Centre of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka. The round table discussed topics such as the European model of sport, court cases before the CJEU in Luxembourg, the importance of the legal framework in sport, etc.

After the round table discussion, in the last part of the meeting Zvonimir Boban answered the questions of the present students, sport officials and general audience, especially about his role in UEFA and before that in FIFA, his career and the importance of the European sports model from the point of view of a sportsman and a sports worker.
The recording of the entire event can be found below on the link to the official YouTube channel of the Faculty.

Program

Link for the recording: Official YouTube Chanel of the Faculty

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