Sports Persons Moving Abroad: The Financial, Legal, Tax and Social Consequences

In this article, we will look at some of the financial, legal, tax and social consequences that arise when professional sports persons move abroad to practise their sports. We will concentrate on football players, as football is the world’s most popular and lucrative sport. We will also concentrate on the tax aspects, as tax is such an important subject with often significant financial effects. Finally, we will draw some general conclusions.