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Comment: Breakaway football league could test EU antitrust appetite

By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( February 8, 2021, 11:14 GMT | Comment) -- The prospect of football's governing bodies threatening World Cup bans for players taking part in a breakaway European league could have alarm bells ringing at the EU's antitrust department. The European Commission may have enjoyed a court win over such measures in speed skating, but launching a similar action for football would be explosive and likely see pushback from the world's biggest sport.The prospect of football's governing bodies threatening World Cup bans for players taking part in a breakaway competition could have alarm bells ringing at the EU's antitrust department....

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