FIFA Facing Player Compensation Claim Worth Billions

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A Dutch foundation wants to claim damages in billions at FIFA and other national associations. Background is a ECJ ruling on ex-professional Lassana Diarra.

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Following the historic victory of Lassana Diarra against FIFA before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in 2024, the Dutch Justice for Players Foundation filed a complaint against the international federation and several national federations.

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Months ago, the Lassana Diarra case worked as a trigger for what appears today as a massive collective lawsuit by the Judgador Justice Foundation (JfP) against FIFA. The judicial precedent of the French player who wanted to unilaterally rescind his link with the Moscow Lokomotiv to sign with Charleroi of Belgium culminated in a ruling in favour by the European Court of Justice (CJUE). The latter marked that some of FIFA’s international transfer …