Luxembourg football regulations survive following rejection by European Court of challenge by club
The General Court of the European Union recently rejected an appeal by the Luxembourg football club F91 Diddeleng against the decision of the European Commission to close an investigation concerning the player regulations of the Fédération luxembourgeoise de football (FLF). In an order of 16 April in Case T-341/10 F91 Diddeleng v. Commission, the General Court considered the appeal to be manifestly inadmissible.
The case is important as it demonstrates the limited procedural rights of complainants which bring free movement complaints to the Commission. In addition, it clarified that there is no requirement on the part of the Commission to investigate a matter under European competition law if this has not been properly raised by the complainant.
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Benoît Keane
Benoît Keane is a Solicitor-Advocate specialising in European sports law. Based in Brussels, he acts in cases before the European Commission and European Court of Justice as well as in cases before national courts where there is an EU/competition law dimension. He has acted in landmarkEU/competition cases, notably the Super League case and the pending cases on football agents and sports arbitration. He has appeared as a legal expert and counsel before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He also advises on the commercial aspects of sport from an antitrust perspective. He is recognised by legal directories as a “worldwide leading expert in sports-related EU law matters” and the “best of the best when it comes to the application of competition law”. He acts as an independent lawyer and is a consultant to Northridge LLP.
