𝐄𝐂𝐉 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰? ⚖️⚽

As reported earlier (see our LinkedIn post: https://lnkd.in/eHq_YTy8), in a preliminary ruling of 4 October 2024 the EU Court of Justice found that certain FIFA transfer rules are contrary to the free movement of workers and competition law.

Following the preliminary ruling, FIFA has issued a press release indicating that it will open a ‘global dialogue on the transfer system’ in light of the required changes to its transfer rules.

In his contribution in the Juristenkrant of 23 October 2024, our senior associate Benjamin Magnus discusses the ECJ judgement. He explains why and how the ECJ decided that the FIFA transfer rules are contrary to EU law and considers the possible consequences of the judgement, which may be far-reaching.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨?

🔗 You can access the article here (in Dutch): https://lnkd.in/ebSTd5kG.

🔗 You can read the ECJ judgement here: https://lnkd.in/ePRDcvAP.

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Feel free to contact Benjamin or your usual contact person at 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭.

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