Awaiting the verdict: UEFA vs. A22 – A landmark ruling on European football's monopoly

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) sets 21st December as the date for the long-awaited ruling in the A22 vs. UEFA legal battle.
The CJEU's Advocate General largely favoured UEFA and FIFA's dominant position in his opinion, but key stakeholders tell us this may be overlooked.
Why it matters: The final ruling has the potential to bring sweeping changes to the football industry, ending UEFA’s supremacy as international club competition organisers.
The perspective: Former CJEU advocate general says that if UEFA are ultimately defeated, the EU may be compelled to intervene and legislate to protect and improve sports governance.

Early on Tuesday morning Off The Pitch circled around some of the protagonists in the ongoing European Court of Justice (CJEU) case between the sports marketing company A22 and UEFA, to see if there was any news on when a ruling would be delivered.

Ten months have passed since the CJEU’s Advocate General delivered its Opinion on the case, in which A22 argued that UEFA and FIFA contravene European competition law by holding a monopoly on the organisation of international club and nat

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