UEFA as a neutral regulator of football tournaments? What is to come from the CJEU’s Superleague judgment?
On 21 December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) handed down its long awaited judgment in the European Superleague case.1
This article discusses a few key outcomes from the decision in relation to competition law’s impact on sport.
This article examines and debates the:
- The limited significance of the European sports model for the application of the EU competition rules
- The assessment of the UEFA/FIFA statutes under Art. 101(1) and 102 TFEU
- UEFA must not favour itself when reviewing applications for new competitions
- Practical implications of UEFA’s new role
- Conclusion
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- Tags: Competition Law | Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) | Dispute Resolution | FIFA | Football | UEFA
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Written by
Prof. Dr. Moritz Lorenz
Moritz Lorenz is a partner in the Berlin office of Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein. He is the head of the firm’s competition and State aid practice. He advises clients on all aspects of EU and German competition law, in particular on merger control, in connection with cartel infringements, on dominance issues, distribution systems, cooperations and licences as well as on follow-on damage claims. He develops compliance systems for companies of various industries and has conducted internal investigations into compliance incidents in Europe, China and Saudi-Arabia. He also has broad experience with EU state aid matters and advises both governmental bodies and undertakings and represents them in national and EU courts.
