December 2 – European professional football’s stakeholders have issued a joint resolution on the key principles of the player transfer system and its reform in response to the European Court of Justice judgement in the ‘Diarra’ case in 2024.
The landmark Diarra ruling found that FIFA’s transfer rules regarding players terminating their contracts violated EU law. FIFA’s rules automatically impose sporting sanctions and compensation payments to the club the player leaves, and were ruled to unfairly restrict players’ freedom of movement and competition laws.
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