Football:

The CJEU rules that UEFA rules and similar rules of national federations imposing quotas of "home-grown players" may infringe the free movement of workers and free competition guaranteed by the TFEU

 

In our capacity as counsel to Mr Lior REFAELOV, a professional football player who, along with Royal Antwerp FC, had obtained a preliminary ruling from the Belgian courts on the legality of the rules on 'home-grown players', we are pleased to send you - via the link below - the press release published today by the CJEU concerning its ruling in this case, which is firmly in the players' and clubs' interest:

https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2023-12/cp230205en.pdf