Exclusive - EU set to rule in favour of speed skaters over ISU ban threat: sources

FILE PHOTO - Athletes compete during a mass start event in the Carinthian village of Techendorf January 29, 2015. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators are set to back speed skaters who want to compete in new money-spinning events outside the control of the sport's governing body, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The European Commission's move could impact other sports and become as important a milestone as the landmark 1995 court ruling involving Belgian soccer player Jean-Marc Bosman, which paved the way for the free movement of players in the EU.