Alexandra Gomez Bruinewoud

Alexandra is a lawyer and a notary public who studied Uruguay, in the Universidad de la República. She graduated from a Master’s degree (LL.M) in International Commercial law in the Erasmus University, in The Netherlands.

She fully committed to football law as from 2013, when she started working for FIFPRO (World Players Union) in its headquarters, in The Netherlands.

Her daily work consists of providing legal assessment to Player Associations and professional football players around the world, in relation to player contracts, consequences of their breach, Collective bargaining agreements, National Dispute Resolution Chambers, etc. She currently holds the position of Senior Legal Counsel.

Alexandra is a regular lecturer at various Masters in International Sports Law / Football Law, and she is an international speaker.

Moreover, Alexandra was the co-Director of ISDE Global Master in Sports Management and Legal Skills with F.C. Barcelona during 2021 and 2022.

In 2021 Alexandra was awarded the WISLaw (Women is Sports Law) certificate of In-house Legal Counsel of the year.

As from 2017, Alexandra is a Judge of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, now FIFA Football Tribunal, being the first woman to ever hold this position.