Brussels, 07/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The specific nature of sport and of football in particular requires an overall approach and not just an economic approach to application of European legislation. It is therefore necessary to reflect today upon the notion of “sporting exception” as one might speak of “cultural exception”. This, in essence, was what Joseph Blatter, President of FIFA (Fédération internationale de football association), said on Monday 6 October when speaking to...