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UEFA’s ‘homegrown’ rules could restrict competition between football clubs, EU court says

By Tono Gil ( December 21, 2023, 09:30 GMT | Insight) -- Rules from the European football's governing body to promote locally trained players could restrict competition by clubs to recruit talented players, the EU’s top court has said today. In a preliminary ruling, the EU’s Court of Justice has also said that “homegrown” rules by Union of European Football Associations, or UEFA, may indirectly discriminate non-EU players and breach the bloc’s rules on the freedom of movement from workers.Rules from the European football's governing body to promote locally trained players could restrict competition by clubs to recruit talented players, the EU’s top court has said today....

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