10 Facts About Bosman ruling

1.

Jean-Marc Bosman was a player for RFC Liege in the Belgian First Division whose contract had expired in 1990.

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2.

Bosman ruling wanted to change teams and move to Dunkerque, a French club.

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3.

Bosman ruling took his case to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg and sued for restraint of trade, citing FIFA's rules regarding football, specifically Article 17.

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4.

The Bosman ruling meant that players could move to a new club at the end of their contract without their old club receiving a fee.

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5.

Bosman ruling prohibited domestic football leagues in EU member states, and UEFA, from imposing quotas on foreign players to the extent that they discriminated against nationals of EU states.

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6.

Since the Bosman ruling came into effect throughout the EU in 1995, several notable players in European football have benefited from the Bosman ruling.

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7.

Ex-Hibernian FC player, Paul Kane became the first UK Bosman ruling transfer, moving from Aberdeen FC to Norwegian side Viking Stavanger in 1996.

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8.

Bosman ruling coincided directly with a new era of financial gains in football.

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9.

Bosman ruling confirmed the "rule of reason" approach of the courts used in the important Cassis de Dijon case as not only suitable for issues relating to movement of goods within the EU, but for cases concerning the free movement of workers.

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10.

Bosman ruling was considered and distinguished in Lehtonen, a similar case which involved a deadline imposed by FIBA after which basketball teams could not include players who had played for another team in the same season, where it was found that such a restriction was lawful.

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