FIFA and UEFA’s rules on the prior approval of interclub football competitions, such as the Superleague, are contrary to European Union competition law and the freedom to provide services within the single market, ruled the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a judgment handed down on Thursday 21 December (Case C-333/21).
Under the umbrella of the Spanish European Superleague Company, twelve European professional football clubs (Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Juventus, Inter,...