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08
May
2026
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Carlos HURTADO
Romaric FOUSSARD
European Law
Article
International
FL Series – Re-Regulating the European Professional Football Labour Market

FL Series – Seraing and Diarra: Re Anchoring Professional Football in EU Law


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Rather than presenting Seraing and Diarra as a rupture, Carlos Hurtado and Romaric Foussard (Baker McKenzie) argue that these judgments confirm and extend a long-standing line of EU case-law shaping the governance of professional football. Their contribution examines how EU Law reasserts its primacy over FIFA regulations, clarifies the role of national courts in enforcing EU public policy and points towards a progressive realignment of the transfer system with the legal and economic framework of the European market.
By Carlos Hurtado
Lawyer, Baker McKenzie Madrid S.L.P.
and Romaric...
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Topics
  • European Law
  • CAS
  • FIFA
  • Governance
Keywords
  • FIFA
  • European Law
  • Player transfer
  • Governance
  • FIFA RSTP
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