FIFA, Lassana Diarra
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World football body FIFA said on Monday it had reached an out-of-court settlement with former France player Lassana Diarra in a legal dispute over international transfer rules. FIFA did not specify what the settlement looks like.
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FIFA settles legal battle with Lassana Diarra after CJEU ruling on transfer rules involving former Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Chelsea midfielder.
The European Union’s highest court has decided that some of FIFA’s rules on international football transfers are contrary to EU law in a ruling that some experts have likened to the landmark Jean-Marc Bosman case in 1995. Whether this case, which was ...
Europe’s top court has ruled that certain FIFA transfer rules break current laws in place within the EU. The legal case against soccer’s governing body was brought forth by former Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra. The issue between ...
ZURICH — Soccer clubs worldwide have been paid $125 million in money owed to them from transfers of their former players, FIFA said Wednesday, with money routed via its finance house in Paris, and there's a backlog of another almost $200 million.