The European Union's top court said Friday that some FIFA rules on player transfers can conflict with European Union legislation relating to competition and freedom of movement.

Some of FIFA's rules on player transfers go against European Union laws and free movement principles, the EU's top court said on Friday in a ruling that could open the door for players to find a new club more easily after their contract is terminated.

Football's governing body FIFA says that a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling confirms its transfer regulations in principle and suggested the ruling would have no major impact. The ECJ had ruled in a case involving by former France player Lassana Diarra that some FIFA transfer rules hindered the free movement of players and competition between clubs,

The European Union’s highest court has decided that some of FIFA’s rules on international football transfers are contrary to EU law in a ruling that some experts have likened to the landmark Jean-Marc Bosman case in 1995.

The court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that Fifa rules governing the transfer system are against EU law.In a verdict that could have huge implications on club football and player

The European Union's top court says some FIFA rules on international transfers are contrary to EU law.

A decision could force soccer’s governing body to rewrite the regulations that govern the sport’s multibillion-dollar transfer market.

The transfer rules of world soccer's governing body FIFA go against European Union laws, the EU's top court said in a ruling on a high-profile case linked to former France player Lassana Diarra on Friday,

The football transfer market faces the prospect of a major shake up after the EU’s top court ruled that FIFA’s current rules are illegal following a case brought to it by former Chelsea star Lassana Diarra.