In a judgment handed down on Friday 4 October (Case C-650/22), the Court of Justice of the European Union held that certain FIFA rules on the transfer of professional football players are incompatible with EU law governing competition and the free movement of workers (Articles 45 and 101 TFEU).
In Belgium, a former professional footballer, the Frenchman Lassana Diarra, is contesting certain provisions of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) issued by FIFA and...