SPORT AND EU

1. Presentations in ppt


• From the beginning to the Bernard case
  
  
• The Super League Case
  
  
• The ISU case
  
  
• The Antwerp FC case
  
  

2. Documentation


• Treaty on the Establishment of the European Union (art. 6 and art. 165)
  
  
• White Paper on Sport (July 2007)
  
  
• Communication of the Commission on Sport (January 2011)
  
  
• FIFA Regulations on Status and Transfer of Players (FIFA RSTP)

3. Case law

European Court of Justice

JUDGEMENTS OF 21 DECEMBER 2023:


• Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-333/21
  European Superleague Company
  Press release es en fr
  
  Competition
  The FIFA and UEFA rules on prior approval of interclub football competitions, such as the Super League, are contrary to EU law
  
  Full text of the judgement in English
  Full text of the judgement in French
  Full text of the judgement in Spanish
  Abstract in English
  
  
  
• Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-124/21 P
  International Skating Union v Commission
  Press release: en fr
  
  Competition
  The rules of the International Skating Union on the prior authorisation of skating competitions infringe EU law
  
  Full Text of the Judgement in English
  Full Text of the Judgement in French
  Abstract in English
  
  
  
• Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-680/21
  Royal Antwerp Football Club
  Press Release: en fr nl
  
  Freedom of movement for persons
  Football: the rules of UEFA and the Belgian football association on ‘home-grown players’ could be contrary to EU law
  
  Full text of the judgement in English
  Abstract in English
  
  
• Case C-415/93, Judgment of December 15, 1995, Bosman
  
  
• C-191/97, Judgement of April 11, 2000, Deliege
  
  
• C-176/96, Judgement of April 13, 2000, Lethonen
  
  
• C-438/00, Judgement of May 8, 2003, Deutscher Handballbund
  
  
• T-193/02, Judgement of January 26, 2005, Piau v Commission
  
  
• C-519/04 P, Judgement of July 18, 2006, Meca-Medina and Majcen v Commission
  
  
• Judgment of the Court 16 March 2010 OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS SASP / OLIVIER BERNARD E NEWCASTLE UFC
  
  
• Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-325/08 Olympique Lyonnais
  
  
• EU Commission Decision in the ISU Case
  
  
• General Court of the European Union, 16 December 2020, Case T-93/18, International Skating Union v Commission
  
  
• EUROPEAN SUPERLEAGUE COMPANY v. UEFA AND FIFA (judge of Madrid) "medidas cautelares"
  
  
• EUROPEAN SUPERLEAGUE CASE (Opinion of the Advocate General of 15 December 2022)
  
  
• EUROPEAN SUPERLEAGUE COMPANY v. UEFA AND FIFA C-333/21 (27 May 2021) Request for preliminary ruling

4. Bibliography


• Football Revolution: how do the Court's rulings of 21 December 2023 affect UEFA's role as a 'gatekeeper'?
  
  
• IS THE SUPERLEAGUE DEAD? NOT YET by Stefano Bastianon
  
  
• THE ECtHR'S RULING IN THE SEMENYA V. SWITZERLAND CASE WHAT IS NEXT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ARBITRATION AND ATHLETES' HUMAN RIGHTS by Stefano Bastianon