Royal Antwerp: Legal bid to torch football’s homegrown quotas suffers shock defeat Sport Business A bid to rip up European football’s rules on homegrown player quotas – likened to the landmark Bosman ruling – has been dismissed in a surprise move by a Belgian court. The case, brought by Royal Antwerp and former player Lior Refaelov, had been expected to be upheld after the European Court of Justice gave [...]
Fifa accused of bullying in attempt to kill off multi-billion class action claim Sport Business Fifa has been accused of using bullying tactics in a bid to kill off a class action lawsuit claiming billions in lost earnings from football’s governing body on behalf of current and former players. Justice For Players is pursuing a mega claim deriving from the European Court of Justice’s landmark Diarra Ruling, which declared Fifa’s [...]
Fifpro accused of leaving footballers ‘in the cold’ by doing deal with Fifa Sport Business Global player union Fifpro has been accused of leaving thousands of footballers “in the cold” by accepting a deal with Fifa. Justice For Players, a class action claiming billions after Fifa’s transfer rules were deemed illegal, says it is “disappointed” that Fifpro agreed to ask its members to drop any legal action in exchange for [...]
Has Fifa quietly made mandatory release clauses the future of football transfers? June 12, 2026 It was easy to miss amid the hullabaloo surrounding the start of the 2026 World Cup, but earlier this week Fifa announced the biggest changes to football’s global transfer rules for 25 years. Fifa patted itself on the back for “a major step forward”, emphasising the new regulatory framework had been “developed through a collaborative [...]
Justice For Players hopeful of Fifa deal in football class action after Diarra settlement June 9, 2026 Justice For Players insists its multi-billion-pound claim against Fifa has been strengthened by the governing body settling with the man who triggered the class action, Lassana Diarra. Diarra’s lawyer Jean-Louis Dupont confirmed on Tuesday that his client had reached agreement with Fifa and the Belgian football federation over an out-of-court settlement in relation to the [...]
Fifa urged to settle multi-billion-pound claim 30 years on from Bosman December 15, 2025 Fifa has been urged to settle a class action claim which lawyers say is worth billions of pounds in the wake of the Diarra ruling, which has been compared to the landmark Bosman case. Justice For Players says 100,000 professional footballers suffered loss of earnings averaging eight per cent over more than 20 years as [...]
Justice for Players: Multi-billion-pound class action lawsuit against Fifa bolstered by Dutch union November 13, 2025 The class action lawsuit being brought against football’s world governing body Fifa and backed by the lawyers who achieved the landmark Bosman and Diarra rulings has been bolstered by support from another national player union. The Association of Contract Players (VVCS), which represents male and female professional footballers in the Netherlands, has joined the legal [...]
Justice for Players: Fifa facing mega lawsuit following Diarra ruling August 4, 2025 Fifa and European national football associations are facing a huge class-action lawsuit after the Diarra ruling deemed the world governing body’s transfer regulations to be unlawful. Dutch foundation Justice for Players (JfP) is bringing the action on behalf of as many as 100,000 professional footballers who have played for clubs in EU member states and [...]