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UEFA’s rules to foster local talent 'not coherent' with EU free movement, court opinion says

By Tono Gil ( March 9, 2023, 11:33 GMT | Insight) -- Rules by European football's governing body aimed at fostering local talent are partially incompatible with EU law because quotas involved allow clubs to include players trained at a different national club, according to a legal opinion for the EU Court of Justice. A club obliged to have "homegrown" players should see the definition limited to players trained by the club itself, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said today.Rules by European football's governing body aimed at fostering local talent are partially incompatible with EU law because quotas involved allow clubs to include players trained at a different national club, according to a legal opinion for the EU Court of Justice....

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