Heft 5/2026

Inhaltsübersicht – Zeitschrift für Sport und Recht – Heft 5/2026

Das Heft 5/2026 der SpuRt wird postalisch in der 37. KW zugestellt und ist seit dem 09.09.2026 im Modul Sportrecht plus auf Beck-Online abrufbar.SpuRt 5/2026

Editorial

  • Genug ist genug! (T. Summerer, S. 453)

Abhandlungen

  • Wem gehört Shohei Ohtanis „50/50 Ball“? (A. Czubaiko-Güntgen, S. 454)

The article examines the legal ownership of Shohei Ohtani’s historic 50/50 baseball, which was auctioned for $4,392,000 after a fan caught it during a game. This ball represents Ohtani’s unique achievement of hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases in a single season. The ownership dispute involves three fans, each claiming the ball under the Reubens & Grays Rules, which state that a person who catches a baseball that enters the stands becomes its owner. These rules have influenced baseball leagues worldwide, including in Japan, Korea, and Australia, and are being considered as a transnational legal concept. The article explores the historical and legal origins of these rules, their application in the U.S., and their potential as a legal transplant in other jurisdictions, including Germany. It discusses the legal theories of abandonment, contractual entitlement, and the rule of capture, analyzing their applicability to the 50/50 ball case. The article concludes that the Reubens & Grays Rules have evolved into a transnational interpretative rule, suggesting that the current possessor, Christian Zacek, is likely to be favored in the ongoing legal dispute due to the presumption of ownership.

Aufsätze

  • Die Regelung zu „Trials“/„Probezeiten“ (Probetrainings) in Art. 19ter FIFA-RSTP – eine kritische Analyse (P. Fischinger, S. 467)

Building on the author’s analysis in SpuRt 2022, 286, this article critically analyses the provisions set out in Article 19ter of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, which establish regulatory requirements under association law for trial training sessions and provide for sanctions under the FIFA Disciplinary Code in the event of non- compliance . Furthermore , the article highlights the potential practical pitfalls associated with these provisions from the perspective of German (employment) law .

  • Die DFB-Stadionverbotsrichtlinien 2026 (Teil 1) (M. Staake/J. Rübartsch, S. 473)

The DFB Stadium Ban Guidelines 2026 (SVRL), which entered into force on 1 July 2026, constitute the first fundamental conceptual revision of the Guidelines since their original version in 2005. They centralise oversight and control of stadium-ban practices in the newly established Central Supervisory and Review Body for Stadium Bans (ZAÜS), standardise the stadium-ban procedure and introduce stricter substantive and procedural rules. This first part of a two-part article combines an empirical assessment with an account of the principal changes. The available ZIS data indicate neither a significant deterioration in the security situation nor the enforcement deficit on which the reform was premised. The legal classification and legitimacy of the Guidelines, as well as the issues arising from centralisation, standardisation and the increasing involvement of state authorities, will be examined in the second part.

  • (Schein-)Selbständigkeit von Bergsportführern (S. Pechtl, S. 482)

The article addresses a petition by the Tyrolean Mountain Sports Guide Association (joined by other Austrian alpine organizations) demanding new legislation to secure the self-employed status of mountain guides, in response to the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) increasingly reclassifying guides as dependent employees under the General Social Insurance Act (ASVG) rather than self-employed under the Trade Social Insurance Act (GSVG). The petitioners argue this reclassification increases costs (up to 30%), creates administrative burdens, conflicts with necessary flexibility in alpine work (e.g., rest periods), and threatens the profession and safety in the mountains. The author critically examines these claims and finds them largely unpersuasive. She explains that the distinction between dependent and self-employed status under Austrian law hinges on an “overall picture“ test weighing factors like personal and economic dependency (binding work schedules, instructions regarding work conduct, integration into business structures, absence of general substitution rights, and lack of control over work location/content). She emphasizes this is a general legal principle applied consistently across industries, not a mountain-guide-specific issue, and that existing labor law already provides sufficient flexibility (e.g., 12-hour workdays, exceptions for emergencies). The article extensively analyzes a key VwGH decision (Ra 2022/08/0068) confirming that a mountain guide leading alpine courses was properly classified as a dependent employee due to fixed course content, scheduling constraints, integration into the principal’s business organization, and lack of genuine substitution rights—despite using his own equipment. A supporting judicature overview shows Austrian courts apply these criteria consistently. The author concludes that the petition’s demands do not withstand scrutiny: guides remain free to work as genuinely self-employed professionals (e.g., by organizing and marketing their own tours), higher employer costs are often offset by lower wages for employees, and claims of regional inconsistency in enforcement are unsubstantiated given uniform case law. She warns against rushed, populist legislation and suggests that if reform is needed, it should address narrower gray-zone issues (e.g., framework contracts, refusal/substitution rights) rather than overhauling the employee definition itself.

This article analyzes the implications that the so-called Merz reform package would have for the sports sector in Germany. It focuses on the planned introduction of a severance pay option in the event of termination, the expansion of options for fixed-term contracts without objective grounds, and the elimination of the written form requirement for fixed-term contracts. Special attention is given to the specific consequences for the contracts of professional athletes, coaches, and sports management (esp. sports directors).

  • Zur sport(straf)rechtlichen Einordnung der Enhanced Games (Teil 3) (K. Fehn/B. J. Fehn/J. Brokmann/T. Haston, S. 495)

Rechtsprechung

Internationales

  • EGMR: Verbandsrechtliche Sanktionierung von Schiedsrichterkritik und die Grenzen der Meinungsfreiheit (S. 508)
  • EuGH: Reichweite der Meca-Medina-Ausnahme beim DFB-Reglement für Spielervermittlung (S. 513)
  • EuGH: Namentliche Veröffentlichung von Dopingsanktionen im Internet (S. 518)
  • EuGH: Kohärente Verfolgung von Gemeinwohlzielen im FIFA-Spielervermittlerreglement (S. 531)
  • EuGH: Unionsrechtliche Anforderungen an die italienische Sportgerichtsbarkeit (S. 539)
  • Cour d’Appel de Bruxelles: Technische Normsetzung des Radsportweltverbandes als Wettbewerbsbeschränkung (S. 546)

Ordentliche Gerichtsbarkeit

  • OLG München: Mitbewerberstellung des Ligaverbands und Leerverkauf von Eintrittskarten auf dem Ticketzweitmarkt (S. 552)
  • LG Köln: Haftung bei schwerer Folge nach Foulspiel bei Fußball-„Gerümpelturnier“ (S. 557)
  • LG Wiesbaden: Disqualifikation und Tabellenberichtigung per einstweiliger Verfügung in der Golf-Bundesliga (S. 562)
  • LG Dortmund: Keine Eingliederung in die 2. Handball-Bundesliga nach Beginn des Spieljahres („HSG Krefeld“) (S. 566)
  • AG Landau in der Pfalz: Verbandsstrafe gegen einen Vereinsoffiziellen wegen verbandskritischer Äußerungen (S. 575)

Arbeitsgerichtsbarkeit

  • LAG Düsseldorf: Nachzahlung auf die Punkteinsatzprämie nur für Spiele mit tatsächlichem Einsatz (S. 576)
  • ArbG Osnabrück: Außerordentliche Kündigung eines Cheftrainers wegen versuchter Spielmanipulation (S. 580)

Verbandsgerichtsbarkeit

  • DFB-Bundesgericht: Teilausschluss ganzer Fanblöcke nach Platzsturm und Beschuss mit Pyrotechnik (S. 584)
  • WDFV-VG: Beteiligung eines konkurrierenden Vereins am sportgerichtlichen Verfahren (S. 589)
  • FVM-BSG I: Neuansetzung eines Spiels nach ungerechtfertigtem Spielabbruch (S. 590)
  • SHFV-SRA: Einsatzsperre für niedere Mannschaften am Saisonende (S. 595)
  • KSG Köln: Zur Rechtmäßigkeit eines Spielabbruchs und zur Wertung des abgebrochenen Spiels (S. 598)

Behördenentscheidungen

  • BKartA: Kartellrechtliche Ausnahmefähigkeit der 50+1-Regel (S. 599)

Schaufenster

  • DVSR-Jahrestagung 2026 in Regensburg (S. 605)
  • Siebter Sportanwaltstag 2026 in Berlin (S. 605)
  • Die Fußball-WM 2026: Was bleibt, wenn das letzte Tor geschossen ist? (R. Benedikter, S. 606)
  • Erlanger Sportrechtstagung am 12./13.06.2026 (L. Kühnlein, S. 609)
  • CAS terminiert Verhandlung im Streit um das AFCON-Finale 2025 (S. 611)

Buchbesprechungen

  • Faure: Olympic Games and Global Cities: What Future for an Olympic System in Turmoil? (Rez. J. Kornbeck, S. 611)