A View on the Future Relationship Between Professional Football and European Union Law.

PR Newswire Europe, September, 2007

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, September 13 /PRNewswire/ -- There have been several recent landmark initiatives relating to the relationship between sport and EU Law.

First of all, UEFA promoted an "Independent European Sport Review", best known as the "Arnaut report", which was published in October 2006. This report strongly supports the increased autonomy of international sports governing bodies from EU Law.

In March 2007, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on "The Future of Professional Football in Europe", the content of which was partly based on the Arnaut report.

On 11 July 2007, the European Commission published its "White Paper on Sport".

On 13 July 2007, UEFA issued a joint press statement together with other...

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