FIFA's soccer-agent rules survive EU court ruling … for now
With the World Cup putting soccer firmly in the global spotlight, FIFA has scored an important — if incomplete — victory off the pitch. The EU's top court on Thursday declined to strike down FIFA's rules governing soccer agents.
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With the World Cup putting soccer firmly in the global spotlight, FIFA has scored an important — if incomplete — victory off the pitch. The EU's top court on Thursday declined to strike down FIFA's rules governing soccer agents. Instead, it handed the final decision back to a German court, which will now have to decide whether the regulations comply with EU law. The case was brought by two soccer agents who challenged several of FIFA's rules, arguing they unfairly restrict competition and limit how agents can do business.
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- With the World Cup putting soccer firmly in the global spotlight, FIFA has scored an important — if incomplete — victory off the pitch. The EU's top court on Thursday declined to strike down FIFA's rules governing soccer agents.
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