Bosman lawyer competitions UEFA ban on club overruns

REUTERS

Brussels A lawyer involved in the landmark Bosman ruling 18 years ago a European Commission complaint on Monday against UEFA rules aimed at limiting spending by the top clubs.

European football UEFA financial Fair Play the pronunciation of pronunciation (FFP) in regulations will bring to clubs next season relocated to break even body or face exclusion of continental competition.

Jean-Louis Dupont, Belgian player agent Daniel Striani, which the "break even" rule is a challenge and is of the opinion that the competition is limited.

Dupont said "In fact a club owner is prohibited by overruns even if such overruns is aiming to grow from the club," in a statement.

He added the rule limited investment, ensures the continuing dominance of the leading clubs, reduces transfer activity and threatens to lead to a reduction in the wages of the player and the income of the agents.

UEFA suspended Turkish team Besiktas from European competition a year ago about unpaid bills and announced in December the same punishment for Spanish side Malaga.

The European Commission confirmed it had received a complaint but declined to comment further. UEFA did not make an immediate response.

Dupont said that even if the ban on high expenditure was justified, it would be illegal because UEFA its objectives with a less restrictive measure would be able to achieve. He added that UEFA could instead require all expenditure than expected revenues are fully guaranteed for the duration of a season.

Dupont was part of the legal team that secured the Bosman ruling at the European Court of Justice in 1995.

The ruling ended national league restrictions on foreign footballers of the European Union and players may to go to other clubs without a transfer fee at the end of their contract.