Soccer-EU top court says some FIFA player transfer rules breach EU law


  • World
  • Friday, 04 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: A long exposure shows FIFA's logo near its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -Some of the transfer rules of world soccer's governing body FIFA go against European Union laws on free movement, the EU's top court said on Friday in a ruling on a high-profile case linked to former France player Lassana Diarra.

The verdict deals a blow to FIFA and means the Switzerland-based body was likely to have to revamp its player transfer rules.

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