The European Commission adopted a Recommendation Thursday on how to combat commercial scale online piracy of sports and other…
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The EU Commission fined Nike EUR 12.5 million Monday for banning traders from selling licensed products of some of Europe’s best-known football clubs, to…
Lionel Messi, the world’s best-paid footballer, can register the trademark ‘MESSI’ for sports equipment and clothing, the EU’s top Court ruled Thursday…
Fotolia (BRUSSELS) – EU officials carried out unannounced inspections in several Member States at the premises of companies active in the distribution of…
The EU Commission and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) signed a new agreement Wednesday to consolidate and strengthen their cooperation…
Photo by TerriersFan (LUXEMBOURG) – Bridge is not a ‘sport’ and cannot be exempt from the EU’s VAT Directive, the European Court of Justice court ruled Thursday, though it does…
Barcelona and Real Madrid were among seven Spanish football clubs deemed by the European Commission Monday to have been granted unfair advantage…
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that football clubs who have trained and prepared young players may seek compensation if that player wishes to sign their first contract…