FIFPro's legal battle with Fifa: is this the end of transfer fees?

1,607 views · Published 18 September 2015 · 1:19 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Guardian Football · 2015 · Sports

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International football union FIFPro is launching legal action against Fifa and Uefa on Friday, in the hope of outlawing the transfer system and fundamentally changing the professional game. It argues that the current system breaches European law on restraint of trade and freedom of movement, and the payment of transfer fees for the trade of a player is unlawful. Here are five potential consequences of this groundbreaking litigation
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