The fact that sports activity may be economic in nature triggers the applicability of competition law. It is recalled that competition law applies to any entity carrying out an economic activity, regardless of the legal status of that entity and the way it is financed.[1] Economic activity is the provision of goods and services in a given market.[2] It was not until the 1990s that antitrust law was applied to the organization of sporting events. In a decision concerning the sale of tickets for the 1990 football World Cup in Italy, the Commission found that FIFA and the Italian Football Federation had allowed a cartel, in violation of Article 101 of the
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