Fifa urged to settle multi-billion-pound claim 30 years on from Bosman Sport Business 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 Sport Business 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 Sport Business 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 [...]
Ed Warner: Are we witnessing the slow death of the transfer fee? October 17, 2024 Football transfer fees for superstar players make headlines, but in years to come we may look back on them as a quirk of history, argues Ed Warner. Another international break in the football calendar. Time for managers to fret about risk of injury to “their” players while away on national duty. Chairmen, too, to worry [...]
FIfa admits it will have to rewrite football’s transfer rules October 14, 2024 The European Court of Justice ruled this month that Fifa’s existing regulations do not comply with EU law.
What impact will ECJ ‘Bosman Mark II’ Diarra ruling have on private equity? October 14, 2024 The so-called “Bosman Mark II” Diarra ECJ ruling will have an impact on football but fortune will favour the flexible when it comes to private equity. Described by many as “Bosman Mark II,” the recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in the Lassana Diarra case has captured the attention of the European footballing community, [...]
The new Bosman? Why the Diarra ruling could change football forever October 3, 2024 The biggest changes to the football transfer market since the Bosman ruling could be unleashed on Friday at the European Court of Justice, potentially making it easier for players to walk away from their contracts at will. That is when the ECJ is due to deliver its verdict in a long-running dispute between world governing [...]