Should the decisions of football’s governing bodies be more like the courts, where justice must not only be done but must be seen to be done? Dianne Millen examines the case for change
Much as it may pain them to acknowledge it, football clubs are not above the law. Like any other business, they can be sued by disgruntled ex-employees, and if they sell off their ground for supermarkets they need a valid contract. And every player, from the Premiership to part-timers, is subject to the criminal law (albeit some more frequently than others).
