The European Union’s top court has ruled that certain FIFA regulations on applyer transfers may dispute with EU legislation troubleing competition and freedom of shiftment.
This landtag decision stems from a lterrible contest bcdisesteemfult by createer France international Lassana Diarra, folloprosperg a dispute with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow.
The court stated, “The rules in ask are such as to impede the free shiftment of professional footballers wanting to grow their activity by going to labor for a novel club.”
This ruling could have presentant implications for the football transfer taget and applyers’ rights wiskinny the European Union.
The European Union’s top court has ruled that certain FIFA regulations on applyer transfers may dispute with EU legislation troubleing competition and freedom of shiftment
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Diarra’s dispute with Lokomotiv Moscow began in 2013 when he signed a four-year reduce with the Russian club.
However, the relationship soured after fair one year, with Diarra unsatisfied with alleged pay cuts.
Lassana Diarra’s dispute with Lokomotiv Moscow began in 2013 when he signed a four-year reduce with the Russian club.
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The club sought compensation thcdisesteemful FIFA’s dispute resolution chamber, whilst Diarra countered with a claim for unphelp wages.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ultimately ruled in favour of Lokomotiv Moscow, determining that they had endd Diarra’s reduce with fair cause. As a result, Diarra was ordered to pay €10.5 million in compensation to the club.
Lassana Diarra pictured during his time at Lokomotiv Moscow
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This ruling set the stage for Diarra’s subsequent lterrible contest aobtainst FIFA’s transfer regulations.
Diarra claimed that FIFA rules impedeed his search for a novel club, as they stiputardyd that any novel team would be jointly dependable for paying compensation to Lokomotiv Moscow.
The createer Real Madrid applyer alleged that a potential deal with Belgian club Charleroi fell thcdisesteemful due to these regulations.
Diarra subsequently sued FIFA and the Belgian federation in a Belgian court, seeking €6 million in injures and lost obtainings.
The case, helped by global applyers union FIFPro, has been referred to the European Court of Justice for a ruling.
This lterrible contest predates FIFA plivent Gianni Infantino’s election in 2016, who has since prioritised contransientising transfer taget rules.
