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Dutch Foundation Files EU-Wide Class-Action Against FIFA Over Transfer Rules

It seeks compensation for up to 100,000 EU and UK players affected by transfer rules dating back to 2002.

ARCHIVO - La sede de la FIFA es fotografiada después de una reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la FIFA en Zúrich, Suiza, el 25 de septiembre de 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, Archivo)
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Overview

  • Justicia para los Jugadores lodged the suit on August 4 in a Dutch court against FIFA and the football associations of the Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium and Denmark.
  • The foundation alleges that FIFA’s transfer regulations violated EU competition and free-movement laws by unilaterally controlling contract terminations and player mobility.
  • An October 2024 ruling by the EU Court of Justice found parts of FIFA’s transfer regime incompatible with EU law, prompting interim changes earlier this year.
  • Economists at Compass Lexecon estimate that restrictive transfer rules depressed affected players’ career earnings by about 8 percent.
  • The lawsuit builds on Lassana Diarra’s 2014 challenge to FIFA’s regulations and aims to secure broad redress for tens of thousands of professional footballers.