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Justice for Players Launches Class Action Against FIFA Over Transfer Rules

Leveraging the CJEU’s Diarra decision, the action seeks billions under the Dutch WAMCA statute, with FIFA required to respond by September

Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Group D - Esperance de Tunis v Chelsea - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - June 24, 2025 General view of the FIFA logo before the match REUTERS/Lee Smith/File Photo
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Gianni Infantino
If successful, the move would be likely to put an end to transfer sagas such as Alexander Isak’s

Overview

  • The Justice for Players foundation filed its lawsuit on August 4 in the District Court of Midden-Nederland under the Dutch Act on the Settlement of Mass Damages in Collective Action (WAMCA).
  • Defendants include FIFA and the national football associations of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark, each due to answer by September.
  • The suit covers roughly 100,000 players who claim FIFA’s transfer regulations cost them about 8% of career earnings since 2002, with economists estimating damages in the multibillion-euro range.
  • FIFA’s interim transfer framework, adopted in December 2024 after the CJEU ruled parts of the regulations unlawful, continues to face rejection from the international players’ union FIFPRO.
  • Legal guidance is provided by Jean-Louis Dupont’s firm Dupont-Hissel while litigation funder Deminor covers costs so players can join without fees.