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Showing Anti-Competitiveness the Red Card: The ECJ’s Hat-Trick of Sports Competition Cases

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The European Union’s Court of Justice (“ECJ”) went into the 2023 winter break in style, publishing a hat-trick of judgments (hereafter referred to as SuperLeague, ISU, and Royal Antwerp) regarding the application of...more

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Competition Law "Leaves its Studs in" on UEFA and FIFA

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Introduction - The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued two major decisions in separate cases concerning sporting organisations’ ability to regulate their: (i) competitions; and (ii) members’ activities...more

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Sport Meets Antitrust: Shaping the field of play – the CJEU weighs in on sports and antitrust

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Just before Christmas, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered three eagerly awaited rulings that greatly affect the relationship between antitrust law and the autonomy of sports associations – breaking...more

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Sport Meets Antitrust: Should monopolistic structures in European sports be questioned?

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In July, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") heard not one, but two cases at the intersection between sports and competition law. Both cases seem to have the potential to reshape the governance of professional...more

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Sport Meets Antitrust: The European Commission and European football

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The events surrounding the Super League in European football have caused a lot of controversy. Many top clubs have had to take a stand. Fans protested. Even state leaders have had their say. In all this uproar, calls for...more

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Sport Meets Antitrust: Does the European Sport Model preclude Super League ambitions?

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The “European Super League” is a project that was announced in April this year and then fell apart within a few days. The idea behind it, however, can change European club football, split football’s fan base and shake up the...more

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Has Messi opened up a Pandora’s box before the European Courts?

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Messi is victorious not only on the football field, but also before the European Courts: the football player’s reputation creates a conceptual difference between MESSI and MASSI which counteracts the visual and phonetic...more

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