BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Leagues and FIFPRO Europe will jointly file a complaint to EU antitrust regulators against FIFA’s international match calendar, the sports organisation and players union said on Tuesday.
The two bodies said the international match calendar is now beyond saturation and has become unsustainable for national leagues as well as a risk for the health of players.
They also alleged that FIFA’s decisions over the last years have repeatedly favoured its own competitions and commercial interest and neglected its responsibilities as a governing body.
“The complaint will explain that FIFA’s conduct infringes EU competition law and notably constitutes an abuse of dominance: FIFA holds a dual role as both the global regulator of football and a competition organiser. This creates a conflict of interest,” they said.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee)
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