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Why Case C-333/21 is not a sports law case Take football out of Case C-333/21 and nothing is missing. What remains is a question commercial law meets in dozens of markets, most of which have nothing to do with stadiums: who controls the body that controls access. The first two parts examined what the Court of Justice held in December 2023 — that a federation cannot decide who enters a market in which it is itself commercially active, except on criteria that are transparent, o

It is not only about football — it is about your federation A brief reminder for those who did not read part one. In April 2021 twelve European clubs announced the Super League and retreated within two days, after FIFA and UEFA threatened them with exclusion. In Case C-333/21 the Court of Justice of the EU held, in December 2023, that a federation cannot control entry into a market in which it is itself commercially active, unless its rules are transparent, objective, proport

What the Court of Justice of the EU actually held in Case C-333/21, European Superleague Company SL v FIFA and UEFA In April 2021, twelve of Europe's most powerful football clubs announced a new competition and retreated within forty-eight hours. In October 2025, a Spanish appellate court confirmed that the retreat had been brought about in breach of European Union competition law. Between those two points stands the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 2

Before proceeding to a concise and summary development of the issue of Homicide and Personal Injury due to the negligence of physicians,...