Freedom of the Press: CJEU, 4 October 2024, Case C-633/22, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol v. Le Monde

CJEU, 4 October 2024, Case C-633/22, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol v. Le Monde

Date of the decision: 2024-10-04

On 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a landmark decision in Case C-633/22, a significant legal battle involving Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Real Madrid) and the renowned French newspaper Le Monde. The case, which revolved around a 2006 article linking the club to doping scandals, has far-reaching implications for European Union Law and media rights.

The CJEU decision under consideration pertains to an article published by the French newspaper Le Monde in 2006. The article alleged that Spanish clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, as well as Betis Seville and Valencia CF, had engaged the services of Eufemiano Fuentes, a sports doctor heavily involved in several doping scandals, such as the infamous...

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