Royal Antwerp asks Brussels judge to scrap UEFA home-grown player rules
By Lewis Crofts ( September 10, 2026, 09:54 GMT | Insight) -- Top tier football club Royal Antwerp and Israeli player Lior Refaelov have asked a Brussels court to invalidate rules on home-grown player quotas run by UEFA and Belgium's football association following a 2023 ruling from the EU’s top court. They said the quotas, which the EU Court of Justice ruled could restrict the economic freedom of players and clubs, were unfair and condemned Belgian players and clubs to smaller markets. Top tier football club Royal Antwerp and Israeli player Lior Refaelov have asked a Brussels court to end home-grown player quotas run by governing body UEFA and Belgium's football association following a ruling from the EU’s highest court....
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