National courts must assess FIFA agent rules' compliance with EU law, top court says
( July 16, 2026, 09:11 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: It's for a national court to scrutinize the compliance of FIFA's rules on football agents with EU competition law, the EU's top judges said Thursday. The Court of Justice described football's governing body as dominant "on the market of agent services as regards the international transfer of professional players and coaches and on the employment market for players and coaches." It was providing guidance to a German court in a dispute brought by two football agents challenging FIFA rules governing their activities.Statement follows. The judgment is attached (in French). The case number is FT and RRC Sports GmbH v Fédération Internationale de Football Association, C-209/23....
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