Top-flight Belgian football club loses antitrust relegation fight after Covid-19 ended season
By Andrew Boyce ( July 2, 2020, 17:43 GMT | Insight) -- Belgian football club Waasland-Beveren has seen the country’s antitrust authority reject its complaint against relegation after an early end to the season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Waasland-Beveren is one of several teams in Europe turning to antitrust rules in a bid to avoid relegation or secure a spot in lucrative European competitions after leagues were brought to an abrupt early halt.Belgian football club Waasland-Beveren has seen the country’s antitrust authority reject its complaint against relegation after an early end to the season due to the Covid-19 pandemic....
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