Explainer: European football may change forever this week – understand the legal process and the perspectives
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On Thursday the European Court of Justice delivers an “opinion” on a case brought by the company behind the European Super League. It could have massive implications for the future of international competition.
The Super League argue that FIFA and UEFA cannot operate as regulators and competition organisers and that it amounts to a monopoly.
Why it matters: If the court breaks up that monopoly, it could open up the way for private companies to run international competitions, in the way that Tour de France or F1 operate.
The perspective: Experts believe the judges may find against football’s governing bodies, but this doesn’t mean there will be a European Super League.
13 December 2022 - 1:00 PM
On Thursday the European Court of Justice (CJEU) delivers an “opinion” on a case brought to it last summer by A22, the strategy company supporting the European Super League. In it, they challenge the monopoly UEFA has as a competition organiser of European club competition and as a regulator.
What happens on Thursday could have the most profound effects on the future of European football of any development since the Bosman ruling in the mid-1990s.
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