Union royale belge des sociétés de football association ASBL & Royal club liégeois SA v Jean-Marc Bosman, 15 December 1995, c415-93
Citation: Union royale belge des sociétés de football association ASBL & Royal club liégeois SA v Jean-Marc Bosman, 15 December 1995, c415-93
Rule of thumb:
Judgment:
The basic facts of this case were that Bosman was a footballer whose contract with his football club had come to an end. The football club were refusing to let Bosman sign for another team until they received suitable remuneration. Bosman argued that his right to trade was being violated by not being allowed to leave the club freely at the end of the contract. The football Association, UEFA and RC Liege argued that these were clear rules and Bosman freely entered into them knowing full well the terms and conditions. The Court held that this rule was a violation of the right to trade and not applicable, and Bosman was allowed to leave and sign for another team on a free transfer, as were millions of other players across the world, ‘94. The provisions of the Treaty relating to freedom of movement for persons are intended to facilitate the pursuit by Community citizens of occupational activities of all kinds throughout the Community, and preclude measures which might place Community citizens at a disadvantage when they wish to pursue an economic activity in the territory of another Member State (see Case 143/87 Stanton v INASTI [1988] ECR 3877, paragraph 13, and Case C-370/90 The Queen v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Surinder Singh [1992] ECR I-4265, paragraph 16)’.
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