US EditionLassana Diarra hits FIFA with $76M claim in decade-long football transfer rules case
Lassana Diarra seeks 65 million euros in damages after a decade-long legal fight that challenged FIFA transfer rules violating EU labor and competition laws, backed by the players’ union.
- Former France midfielder Lassana Diarra is seeking €65 million in damages from FIFA and the Belgian FA after the EU court ruled some FIFA transfer rules breached EU laws.
- FIFA had fined Diarra €10 million after he left Lokomotiv Moscow in 2014, one year into a four-year contract.
- Diarra said he is fighting for lesser-known players who cannot challenge FIFA, and his lawyers are working on a class action suit that could benefit 100,000 players over more than two decades.
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Lassana Diarra demands EUR 65 million following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR GENEVA (AP) — Lawyers for Lassana Diarra said Monday that the former France international is seeking 65 million euros ($76 million) from FIFA and the Belgian football federation after a landmark legal victory over transfer rules. Diarra’s lawsuit against FIFA, a decade-long process after splitting with his former club Lokomotiv Moscow, led to a ruling at the European Court of Justice last October. The court found that some aspec…
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