Sports arbitration dented but not downed by ECJ’s Seraing ruling

By Lewis Crofts ( September 4, 2025, 10:45 GMT | Comment) -- Sports arbitrators breathed a sigh of relief last month after the EU’s top court underscored their role in resolving disputes among players, clubs and governing bodies in a uniform manner. But there was a hitch: such rulings — typically from a Swiss court — need to be open to scrutiny by judges inside the EU. That review may be narrower than once feared by arbitrators, but it has still left open questions and will lead to more squabbling in the booming business of sport.In the Aug. 1 judgment from the EU’s top court, there was a lot at stake. This wasn’t just any old dispute between a Belgian football club and the global governing body FIFA. Nor was it just the legitimacy of a system that this year alone has ruled on the likes of Jannik Sinner, Luis Rubiales and Crystal Palace FC....

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Sports arbitration dented but not downed by ECJ’s Seraing ruling

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