Organization and Regulation of the Premier League, NBA and Rugby Union

Abstract

The NBA is a private association of basketball teams that lies outside the pyramid structure of regulation that is typical of sport in the European Union and some Commonwealth countries. The Premier League is a professional domes-tic football competition that is organized within the parameters of a national fed-eration. The Rugby World Cup is a competition that is organized and promoted by World Rugby, the international federation for rugby union. This chapter describes the entities that are involved in the organization and regulation of each sport and the scope of the business operations in which a professional player provides services. The business requirements of a club, league or federation, the sport's regulatory framework and the legal and economic context in which a competition is organized can all influence the final employment arrangements of professional athletes.