In fact, everything has already been said and written about the Bosman ruling. And so ‘Dupont - Hissel’ has nothing original to add.

On the other hand, the current application of EU law to sports governance is exciting and fascinating. In fact, over the past two years, the CJEU has handed down no fewer than five major rulings in this area: European Super League, ISU, Royal Antwerp FC, Lassana Diarra, RFC Seraing.

Taken together, they revolutionise access to the professional sports market, the professional sports labour market and the compulsory arbitration system imposed by sports regulators.

In short, the CJEU has strictly reframed national and international sports federations by reminding them that the EU rule of law applies to all.

Like the Bosman ruling, the Diarra ruling concerns the professional football labour market. This Diarra ruling has already led to two major upheavals:

- for the first time in the sports sector, a class action (led by the ‘Justice for Players’ foundation; and supported by a dozen national professional players' unions) was launched against FIFA and five of its national federations, demanding that all players who had played for an EU (or UK) club between 2002 and the present day receive fair compensation for the damage suffered (8% of all their salaries plus interest for late payment) as a result of the rules deemed illegal by the CJEU.

- For the first time, under the aegis of the European Commission, the ‘social partners’ in the professional football sector (FIFPRO Europe - for players - and European Leagues and European Football Club - for employers - with the support of UEFA) adopted, on 1 December this year, within the ‘European Social Dialogue’, a ‘resolution’ setting out the main principles of a ‘Collective Agreement’ whose purpose will be to replace the rules imposed unilaterally and illegally by FIFA.

The best way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Bosman ruling is to explain to everyone that, through these five recent rulings, including the Diarra ruling, which are a natural continuation of the Bosman ruling, the CJEU has just reminded all those who doubted or refused to admit it that compliance with EU law is central to the governance and economy of sport in Europe. And that this is non-negotiable.