Acceleration Clause: CAS 2025/A/11962 Zamalek SC v. AIK FF Sweden

CAS confirmed that an acceleration clause in a transfer agreement is not a penalty clause where it does not impose any additional financial burden on the debtor, but merely brings forward the due date of a pre-existing obligation. Zamalek’s internal management transition, alleged good faith and financial hardship did not affect the enforceability of the clause.

CJEU Sets GDPR Limits on Online Publication of Anti-Doping Sanctions

In the NADA Austria case, the CJEU held that the online publication of anti-doping sanctions falls within the GDPR. While such publication may pursue a public-interest objective and be necessary to combat doping, it must remain proportionate. Where national legislation does not itself ensure proportionality in each case, anti-doping bodies must be able to carry out an individual balancing exercise before publishing the data online.

RRC Sports: FFAR Face EU Law Scrutiny

On 16 July 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarified that certain articles of the FIFA Football Agents Regulations (FFAR) are incompatible with European Union competition law and that others could hinder the free provision of services, while leaving it to national courts to decide on a case-by-case basis.

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Football Legal # 24

Special Report: Re-Regulating the European Professional Football Labour Market
Focus: Multi-Club Ownership - Time for a New Framework?

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This 24^th edition includes a Special Report dedicated to the re-regulation of the European professional football labour market in the aftermath of Royal Antwerp FC, Diarra and Seraing. Bringing together the contributions first published in Football Legal’s online Series, the Report examines the main questions now facing football: the balance between player mobility and contractual stability, the future of solidarity mechanisms, incentives for youth development, collective dialogue and dispute resolution compatible with EU public policy.

The edition also includes a Focus on multi-club ownership, which has become one of the defining features of modern football investment. The contributions assess the integrity, control, transparency and competition issues raised by MCO structures, from UEFA and CAS case-law to South American regulatory approaches and national developments.

In the Perspectives section, you will find articles on artificial intelligence, digital identity, anti-money laundering obligations, corporate investment models, unilateral extension options, dressing-room violence, strict liability and racism in football.

You will also find our regular selection of recent CAS and Swiss Federal Tribunal case-law, together with international and national updates from several jurisdictions.

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