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FIFA’s transfer rules show a no-poach cartel, EU court told

By Tono Gil ( January 18, 2024, 15:43 GMT | Insight) -- Rules from football’s international governing body FIFA on player transfers have elements of a “no-poach agreement” that is illegal under competition law, legal representatives of French player Lassana Diarra have told the EU’s top court. The legal dispute is yet another test of how far the specific nature of sport can justify certain rules from football governing bodies in the light of other provisions of EU law, including antitrust rules.Rules from football’s international governing body FIFA on player transfers have elements of a “no-poach agreement” that is illegal under competition law, legal representatives of French player Lassana Diarra have told the EU’s top court....

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