#european-court-of-justice

#european-court-of-justice

But what is legally possible could pose a serious political problem. Because, as the European Commission pointed out when remarking on the Parliament's negative vote, the legal formula used to process the ratification of this agreement is the same one used for an agreement reached with Chile that did not raise any questions inside the European Parliament. In other words, the outcome of this vote suggests that the opposition for legal concerns is motivated less by legal reasons than by political ones.

Diarra argues that FIFA's transfer regulations hinder the free movement of players and competition between clubs, a ruling supported by the European Court of Justice.