Some FIFA rules on player transfers may be illegal, EU adviser says

FILE PHOTO: A long exposure shows FIFA's logo near its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File PhotoBRUSSELS : Some of world soccer governing body FIFA's rules on player transfers may breach EU rules as they hamper players seeking to move to another team and clubs looking to hire players, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Tuesday.

Diarra had signed for Russian football club Lokomotiv Moscow in 2013 but his contract was terminated a year later for an alleged breach. Lokomotiv then applied to the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber for compensation and the player counterclaimed for unpaid wages. He subsequently sued FIFA and the Royal Belgian Football Association in a Belgian court for damages and six million euros in loss of earnings. The Belgian court then asked the CJEU for guidance.

He said the rules limit clubs' ability to recruit players and affect competition between clubs on the market for the acquisition of professional players.Diarra's lawyer said a judgment backing the footballer would be a milestone in modernising football governance in the bloc as it would allow players' unions and clubs' unions to regulate their employment practices.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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