Lassana Diarra

This could be a bombshell. Will the CJEU decision change the transfer market?

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This could be a bombshell. Will the CJEU decision change the transfer market?

“Lassana Diarra The former French footballer, who ended his career with PSG in 2019, has become the hero of a case that could change the world transfer market,” reported the Daily Mail. After Diarra ended his contract with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2014, the club decided to sue the player for damages for breach of contract. … Read more

Defeat for FIFA in the Diarra case: transfer rules contradict EU law

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Defeat for FIFA in the Diarra case: transfer rules contradict EU law

© getty Lassana Diarra on Bosman’s trail Like the Belgian Jean-Marc Bosman, the Frenchman Lassana Diarra (39) rebelled against the system. Because his former club Lokomotiv Moscow cut his salary in August 2014, Diarra no longer saw himself bound by his contract. The club sued him for breach of contract, FIFA fined the player ten million … Read more