Overview

• The Justice for Players foundation notified FIFA and five national associations on August 4 of its intent to file in the Midden-Nederland district court under the Dutch WAMCA statute.
• The claim covers about 100,000 professional players affected by transfer restrictions since 2002 and seeks billions of pounds in compensation.
• It builds on the October 2024 CJEU ruling that FIFA’s transfer regulations breached EU competition law and players’ free movement rights.
• Economists at Compass Lexecon estimate that restrictive transfer rules cost affected players roughly 8% of their potential career earnings.
• Law firm Dupont-Hissel will advise the case and FIFA and the associations have until September to submit their responses.