Tuesday briefing: Lassana Diarra seeking €65 million from FIFA and the Royal Belgian Football Association
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Former France midfielder Lassana Diarra is seeking €65 million from FIFA and the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA), after initiating new legal action against football’s global governing body.
Diarra, who has a longstanding dispute with FIFA, won his legal battle against the organisation in October 2024, when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that FIFA’s regulations on player transfers were in violation of EU legislation.
In 2014, the now 40-year-old
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