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  • Faraz Shahlaei

The Public Face of Sports: What the ECtHR Judgment in De Carvalho Marques and Others v. Portugal Means for Freedom of Expression in Sport

August 18, 2026

By Faraz Shahlaei In 2019, following Paris Saint-Germain’s controversial elimination from the UEFA Champions League against Manchester United, Neymar, PSG’s Brazilian football star, posted an Instagram story criticizing the referee’s decision to award a decisive penalty in the final minutes of the match. The story read: ‘This is a disgrace, they put four people who […]