A case that could transform international football

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Series Details 12.9.05
Publication Date 12/09/2005
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Commentary. Charleroi football club has initiated a legal claim against FIFA, football's governing body, seeking compensation for injuries to Abdelmajid Oulmers, a young Moroccan playing for the club after he was released for an international friendly. Charleroi will argue that the rules that require clubs to release players for international matches violate European Community law.

The author is Jacques Delors Professor of European law at Oxford University.

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