FIFA and UEFA rules under which any new competition is subject to prior approval are compatible with EU competition law because of the specific nature of the European sports model, said lawyer Athanasios Rantos in his opinion of Thursday 15 December (Case C-333/21).
Formed by prestigious English, Spanish and Italian football clubs, the Spanish company European Super League Company (ESLC) believes that the behaviour of FIFA and UEFA is incompatible with European Union competition law and the...