How to fix FIFA
Anne Brasseur spells out exactly what Sepp Blatter or his successor must do to “lance the boil” and clean up football’s world governing body.
View ArticleFC Barcelona, Real Madrid antitrust case to be decided ‘at the end of summer’
Margrethe Vestager, the EU's Competition Commissioner, will make a decision in the cases concerning alleged illegal state aid to the football clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid by the end of the...
View ArticleFootball financial fairplay rule referred to EU Court of Justice
A legal complaint against UEFA's break-even rule 'Financial Fair Play (FFP)' has been referred to the European Court of Justice (EJ), the lawyers who brought the case said on Tuesday (23 June).
View ArticleFootballers ask Commission to abolish transfer system
The world union for footballers called for the transfer system to be “abolished” on Friday (18 September), and slapped in an EU legal challenge to FIFA that could ban transfer windows and drive down...
View ArticleFootball: Brexit risk puts Premier League on defensive
The possibility of Britain voting to leave the European Union in its 23 June referendum leaves the lucrative and globally popular English Premier League facing an uncertain future.
View ArticleEscalating strikes in France put Euro 2016 at risk
Striking rail workers halted about half of French train services on Wednesday (1 June) in a dispute over working time as a standoff between the militant CGT union and the Socialist government over a...
View ArticleState aid for Spanish football clubs was ‘illegal’, Vestager says
Some of Spain's top football teams - including Real Madrid and FC Barcelona - will have to pay back illegal public aid worth up to €70 million as it represented “an unfair advantage” versus other...
View Article‘Big five’ say dealings with football clubs are above board
The UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy have all told the Commission that their national football clubs are not benefiting from any illegal state aid.
View ArticleGerman football: fans to benefit from broadcasting deal
Following an agreement between the Commission and the Bundesliga, football fans are set to enjoy more access to football via the internet and mobile phones.
View ArticleCohn-Bendit: European football needs level financial playing field
Both MEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Arsenal football manager Arsène Wenger agree on a need for fairer financial controls in European football.
View ArticleThe People’s Game? Football, Finance and Society
This book, entitled 'The People’s Game? Football, Finance and Society' (2003, Palgrave), provides a wide-ranging study of some of the concerns currently at the heart of debates about the governance and...
View ArticleData revenue streams for horse racing & football jeopardised by ECJ ruling
An ECJ ruling on the exploitation of sports database rights has dealt a major blow to the UK governing body for horse racing’s funding plans. It will also have broader implications for other sports...
View ArticleRussian professional footballer denied EU licence to play in Spain
In a non-binding opinion, an EU advocate general has said that, based on a Commission-Russia partnership agreement, the Spanish football association is discriminating against a Russian footballer.
View ArticleGerman broadcasting deal – EU template for future agreements?
The new EU-brokered deal for top flight German football broadcasting rights is designed to act as a template for member states to implement Community law at national level, says EU competition...
View ArticleLegal challenge to FIFA regulations on football players’ agents rejected
The Court of First Instance has upheld a Commission decision to reject a complaint challenging FIFA rules on football players' agents. A legal expert is questioning the basis of the court's ruling on...
View ArticleComment on Simutenkov v Spanish football federation case
Based on a provision in the EU-Russia partnership agreement, rights of free movement enjoyed by EU nationals can also be relied on by non-EU nationals, explains law professor Dr Richard Parrish.
View ArticleBrief – UEFA ‘home grown’ player rule to undergo EU scrutiny
A new rule setting out a minimum number of locally trained players in UEFA club competitions is being carefully examined by the Commission and MEPs.
View ArticleExclusive credit card sales of football World Cup tickets sparks formal...
Consumers wanting to use a credit card to buy tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany can only do so with a MasterCard. A German consumer organisation has complained to the Commission that this is...
View ArticleECJ rules in favour of Russian footballer
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the the EC-Russia Partnership Agreement overrides a rule by a sports federation imposing restrictions on non-EU players who are not part of the European...
View ArticleFIFA bows to Commission pressure over World Cup ticket sales complaint
FIFA has agreed to change the way football fans can pay for their tickets in its next allocation for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The move follows complaints by UK and German consumer organisations.
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