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The verdict is in
And it doesn’t look like good news for Fifa. More details to follow …
Per AP: the European Union’s top court says some Fifa rules on international transfers are contrary to EU law.
BREAKING: FIFA’s rules on player transfers go against EU laws, Europe’s top court said in its ruling on the case linked to Lassana Diarra, citing the bloc’s free movement principles.
— Rohith Nair (@RohithNair) October 4, 2024
“The rules in question are such as to impede the free movement of professional footballers wishing to develop their activity by going to work for a new club.” – Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
— Rohith Nair (@RohithNair) October 4, 2024
.@FIFAcom takes a dent from the EU courts again.
Judges say the transfer rules (which affected Diarra) are stricter than appear necessary and contrary to EU law on free movement and competition.
— Lewis Crofts (@lewis_crofts) October 4, 2024
David Weaver is an early caller: “I find it odd that since everyone’s woken up to the game-changing possibilities of the Diarra case, very little has been said about Andy Webster. Underachieving mid-level Scottish international centre back he may be, but when he broke his contract with Hearts to force a move to Rangers in 2006, many hailed that as “Bosman 2.0”, as it meant players could buy out their contracts. But it was never the revolution that many thought it would be. I wonder if you could explain why the consequences of that case were never as far reaching as anticipated, and why this case might be more significant?
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Players have bought out contracts – this can happen in Spain, if I recall the Ander Herrera case – but it seems costly, so may not happen too often. Perhaps that’s it.
(I am off to see the mighty Dream – in whatever version it is – at the Barbican on Monday.)
Preamble
Good morning, all. A big day ahead of us? It seems so. Perhaps Harry Maguire’s late goal at Porto stopped it all being about Manchester United and Erik ten Hag. United play Aston Villa this weekend, on the crest of a rather different wave.
The big news is the Lassana Diarra case.
“The court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) will deliver a verdict on Friday in the case of Fifa v the player “BZ” – AKA the former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra. It concerns the functioning of the transfer market and the verdict could throw a stick of dynamite under the system.”
A new Bosman? Some experts think so. Plenty of reaction to come.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of Premier League preview bumph to come in. It’s the last weekend before the international break.
Join us.
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