BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The rules of UEFA and the Belgian Football Association on homegrown players could be contrary to EU law, the EU court of justice said on Thursday.
A footballer and Belgian club Royal Antwerp challenged European governing body UEFA’s rules and those of the Belgian football association that require a minimum number of ‘home-grown players’ to be included in the teams.
Royal Antwerp FC had argued that the rules hamper a professional club from recruiting and fielding players who do not meet the requirement of local or national roots, violating both EU competition and free movement of workers rules.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Toby Chopra)
Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content.