Wednesday briefing: FIFA suspends all transfer rule cases impacted by Diarra judgement

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FIFA has announced the suspension of all its ongoing cases related to the transfer rules that have been deemed unlawful by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)’s judgement on the Lassana Diarra case.

The CJEU ruled last month in favour of the former French player, stating that specific FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) conflicted with EU law.

FIFA has now suspended all its cases before its Disciplinary Committee concerning Articles 6 and

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