Olubor Uyi Esq.

UNEQUAL PAY IN SPORTS - STEMMING THE DISCRIMINATION (by OLUBOR UYI Esq.)    Discrimination is the overt or outward manifestation of the prejudicial inclinations in our attitudinal make up. An individual can discriminate against another person, on grounds of race, religion, ethnicity or even sex. Article two of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedom set forth in this declaration without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.    The Game of Football is a sport that is not only played accross the World but also gets a very staunch followership from its supporters. The international football regulatory body, Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) and its constituent units have from time immemorial harped on the equality of the game, whether as it concerns Religion, sex, race or nationalit

THE SUPER LEAGUE AND ITS LEGAL ACROBATICS  (by Olubor Uyi) The 19th of April would forever remain a memorable day for soccer fans across the globe. It would be remembered as a day when 12 of some of the biggest clubs in Europe attempted to break the tradition and cultural system of European football of reward and consequence in lieu of the U.S franchise system.   I can't remember in recent history any story that has reverberated through  the world of sports like the breaking news of April 19th when all the major news channels began to report live. Business experts giving their two cents on the pros and cons of a break away league, various European governments condemning and reproaching the '12 conspirators' and threatening to do all withing their purview to ensure the European soccer league (ESL) does not see the light of day. Then came the big bang when the president of UEFA Aleksander Ceferin declared that teams who participate in the break away league would get suspended