Issues like defamation, privacy rights and intellectual property law are also an integral aspect of football contracts.
These cases have coincided with the rebalancing of player power and increased media scrutiny and commercialisation of football.
[1] Bulgaria is an example of this, in November, 2005, during a conference in Sofia it was confirmed that the country would shift football players to persons providing a service.
[1] One of the most important issues of modern day contract negotiations is a club's valuation of players.
Defenders' performances are often found to be better once they sign a new contract while midfielders and attackers see mixed reviews.