Merchandise internationally What dose it mean: They can not play enough friendly games and tournaments and they therefore MERCHANDIZE THEIR TEAMS INTERNATIONALLY.

For it is not necessary... I can't get what dose this sentence mean by the last part: "In that vein, Weatherill would argue that the absence of such necessary levels of participation is a powerful reason for arguing that practices imposed on football clubs fall within the sphere of EC law, for it is not necessary for the federations to maintain such an exclusion of input from directly affected interests." 1. For it is not necessary means thus it is not necessary? 2. I can't understand "such an exclusion of input from directly affected interests". Thkanks

Exclusion In this text I can't figure out what dose it mean by "excluding any harmonization of laws and regulations of the Member States", it has been repeated two times in this paragraph: Article 282 was therefore ‘soft law’ by nature and this was reflected by its paragraph 4 which determined that ‘in order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in this Article (a) European laws or framework laws shall establish incentive actions, excluding any harmonization of the laws and regulations of the Member States’ and ‘(b) The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt recommendations.’ Although therefore regulations (European laws) and directives (framework laws) could be adopted in the field of sport, this could only be the case for the purpose of establishing ‘incentive actions’ and moreover with the exclusion of the harmonisation of national legislation.

Dutch pronunciation What is the correct pronunciation of this name in Dutch: "Siekmann". It is the name of a person. I know that is not how it is written maybe something like "zigman".

Sports law/sporting law/sportive law In below sentences I can't figure out the exact difference between the mentioned triplet: "As such, they are even more suitable than the umbrella label ‘sports law,’ which is derived from the lingua franca of sport, English. From this perspective, ‘lex sportiva’ might be distinguished in English with ‘sporting law’ and ‘lex ludica’ with ‘sportive law’ (‘game-law’) so that the triplet sports law/sporting law/sportive law would arise, in which case the oral pronunciation of each of these terms in practice must be very clear." In this book Sports law is the main subject, in terminology the author refers to these phrases as they are representing different contents. Sportive law is clear as it is the synonym for "law of the game" of "game law". But I am confused about sporting law and sports law. What is the difference between them? I would really appreciate if anybody can help me in this regard.

Strange sentence I can't fully understand this sentence: Both models are largely policy constructs, and the North American model may simply that which the European model is not" 1. Policy constructs? Dose it mean models based on politics? 2. May simply that which? What dose it mean for god's sake, I am confused.

what dose this sentence mean? "The issue is not purely academic, a qualification which cynics are inclined to use for an issue of no practical importance."

rendered What does "rendered" means in this sentence: "It is liable for incidents of any kind, and can be rendered subject to disciplinary measures and bound to observe directives."

Engagement fee I wonder what engagement fee and amortise mean in this sentence: "the engagement fee that was paid by the club to purchase the player from his former club, must be deemed amortised over the term of the contract". What would be the fluent meaning and translation for this sentence?