France’s National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) union was satisfied this Friday with the verdict regarding the former French international player. Lassana Diarra regarding the operation of transfers and said it highlighted “abuses” by FIFA.
This decision “points the finger at the abuses of FIFA which we have long denounced. Also remember that FIFA is not above the laws of the community, as it believes itself,” the union highlighted in a statement.
He Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) pointed out on Friday that some FIFA rules on the transfer of football players are contrary to European law because they hinder free movement and restrict competition between clubs and do not seem necessary or necessary.
Diarrhea womanformer French international footballer who played for Real Madrid, PSG and Chelsea, among other clubs, has waged a long legal battle since 10 years ago when he decided to challenge part of the regulations applicable to contractual relations between players and clubs in the Statute Regulations . and FIFA’s Transfer of Players (RETJ).
Diarra, 39, was suspended by FIFA after deciding to leave Lokomotiv Moscow before the end of his contract. The Parisian was unable to play in the 2014-2015 season.
“Diarra shook the foundation of FIFA“said the French union, which supported the football player’s request from the beginning.
The former player was advised by the Belgian jurist Jean-Louis Dupont, the same who changed the rules of European football in “Bosman case” in the 90s.
The lawyer considered that Friday’s new decision represented a “total victory” for his client, who had already ruled in favor of the Belgian courts, so “FIFA and its members can no longer pretend to be surprised in the decision of the CJEU” .
Source: La Verdad
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