USA's World Cup Controversy, Antonio Brown Arrest Warrant, NYT on Livvy Dunne NIL, College Baseball Antitrust, & Deshaun Watson Returns

Welcome back to THE Sport Law Podcast. There is never a dull day in the world of sports, and we keep you up to date with everything at the intersection of sports and the law. Dan Lust, Steph and Evan Mattel cover the latest news.

The US soccer social media posted a picture of the flags of the US, England, Wales, and Iran, but they blocked out the Islamic Republic symbol in the middle of the Iranian flag. (3:00) The post was to represent the games the US would play in the group stages and blocking out the Iranian flag symbol was to support the current protests happening in Iran. Iran has now stated this is a violation of the FIFA charter, under section 13, for offending the dignity or integrity of a country. The punishment calls for a 10 game suspension. Iranian players have showed support of these protests.

Olivia Dunne has made recent news for her NIL deals. (11:05) Dunne is an LSU gymnast and a part of the Olympic gymnastics team. A NY Times article was published stating that "sex sells" regarding her attractiveness in making more money for NIL deals. Dunne has a very strong following on social media with 2.4M followers on Instagram and has proven her ability in gymnastics and is very good at social media.

Matt Tympanick (@TympanickLaw) and Landis Barber (@LandisBarber) join to break down a number of sports law news.

Antonio Brown has another legal news story. (19:40) Brown's fiancé has brought assault charges against him, and Brown has a warrant out for his arrest for throwing a shoe at her. 

A former NFL player Jon Kitna's son has been charged with child pornography possession. (27:00) Jalen Kitna is a backup quarterback for the University of Florida. Kitna was alleged to distribute an image of child sex abuse on a public discord.

The NCAA has been sued for antitrust violations related to college baseball. (34:55) This class-action antitrust suit was brought by volunteer division 1 coaches because the NCAA restricts baseball coaches to three paid coaches. 

The Rose Bowl reached an agreement with the college football playoff committee. (41:40) Thus, the college football playoff will be expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2024.

Matt provides updates on the criminal charges that were filed against Michigan State football players following the Michigan v. Michigan State game. (43:21)

Deshaun Watson is making his return to the football field following the suspension from the sexual assault cases against him. (50:20) Attorney Tony Buzbee has announced that he will be bringing 10 of Watson's accusers to the game in Houston and sitting in a suite.

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