Estelle Ivanova, Attorney-at-Law, Paris Bar, France, and former Counsel and Head of the French Law Practice Group, VALLONI Attorneys at Law, Zurich and Ian Blackshaw, International Sports Law Consultant, VALLONI Attorneys at Law, Zurich, Switzerland

‘This book is a “must have” tool for all lawyers.’

• ContentsAuthors’ Preface PART I EU AND SPORT: FOUNDATIONS ANDGENERAL APPROACH1 Introductory remarks on sport and EU competition law 2 EU competition law in sport: General principles,consequences and judicial dialogue 3 The extraterritorial application of EU competition law 4 The EU White Paper on sport and the specificity of sport 5 EU fundamental freedoms and the protection of human rights 6 The application of EU competition law, fundamentalfreedoms and human rights by the court of arbitrationfor sport (CAS) panels 7 Judicial review of CAS awards: Swiss public policy, EUcompetition law and human rights concerns 8 EU State aid and foreign subsidies in sport PART II SELECTED KEY SPECIFIC TOPICS WITHPRACTICAL CASE STUDIES9 Ticketing restrictions: The Ticombo v. IOC complaint 10 Exclusive supply agreements: The case of ‘official balls’ 11 Centralised platforms: The UCI prize money case 12 Home-grown players: The Royal Antwerp case 13 Collective selling and collusive tendering of sportsbroadcasting rights 14 Merger control and sports media rights: The LibertyMedia/Dorna decision 15 Sporting bans under UEFA financial sustainabilityregulations 16 Multiple club ownership in European football: TheDrogheda United FC; FK DAC 1904; León/Pachuca;and Crystal Palace CAS awards 17 Salary caps 18 Transfer clauses and contractual options in sportsagreements: Buyout, sell-on, renewal, matching, andfirst refusal clauses 19 Ambush marketing 20 State aid for sports infrastructure 21 EU judicial guarantees and the autonomy of sportsarbitration: RFC Seraing v FIFA (c-600/23) case study 22 The FIFA football agent rules under EU competition lawscrutiny: Case studies on antitrust and sports governance 23 Sports hospitality packages: The case of On Location,FIFA World Cup 2026 24 Sports employment agreements: The CD Tondela case 25 Esports 26 Concluding remarks on sport and EU competition law

Estelle Ivanova, Attorney-at-Law, Paris Bar, France, and former Counsel and Head of the French Law Practice Group, VALLONI Attorneys at Law, Zurich and Ian Blackshaw, International Sports Law Consultant, VALLONI Attorneys at Law, Zurich, Switzerland

‘This book is a “must have” tool for all lawyers.’

• ContentsAuthors’ Preface PART I EU AND SPORT: FOUNDATIONS ANDGENERAL APPROACH1 Introductory remarks on sport and EU competition law 2 EU competition law in sport: General principles,consequences and judicial dialogue 3 The extraterritorial application of EU competition law 4 The EU White Paper on sport and the specificity of sport 5 EU fundamental freedoms and the protection of human rights 6 The application of EU competition law, fundamentalfreedoms and human rights by the court of arbitrationfor sport (CAS) panels 7 Judicial review of CAS awards: Swiss public policy, EUcompetition law and human rights concerns 8 EU State aid and foreign subsidies in sport PART II SELECTED KEY SPECIFIC TOPICS WITHPRACTICAL CASE STUDIES9 Ticketing restrictions: The Ticombo v. IOC complaint 10 Exclusive supply agreements: The case of ‘official balls’ 11 Centralised platforms: The UCI prize money case 12 Home-grown players: The Royal Antwerp case 13 Collective selling and collusive tendering of sportsbroadcasting rights 14 Merger control and sports media rights: The LibertyMedia/Dorna decision 15 Sporting bans under UEFA financial sustainabilityregulations 16 Multiple club ownership in European football: TheDrogheda United FC; FK DAC 1904; León/Pachuca;and Crystal Palace CAS awards 17 Salary caps 18 Transfer clauses and contractual options in sportsagreements: Buyout, sell-on, renewal, matching, andfirst refusal clauses 19 Ambush marketing 20 State aid for sports infrastructure 21 EU judicial guarantees and the autonomy of sportsarbitration: RFC Seraing v FIFA (c-600/23) case study 22 The FIFA football agent rules under EU competition lawscrutiny: Case studies on antitrust and sports governance 23 Sports hospitality packages: The case of On Location,FIFA World Cup 2026 24 Sports employment agreements: The CD Tondela case 25 Esports 26 Concluding remarks on sport and EU competition law

Estelle Ivanova, Attorney-at-Law, Paris Bar, France, and former Counsel and Head of the French Law Practice Group, VALLONI Attorneys at Law, Zurich and Ian Blackshaw, International Sports Law Consultant, VALLONI Attorneys at Law, Zurich, Switzerland

‘This book is a “must have” tool for all lawyers.’

• ContentsAuthors’ Preface PART I EU AND SPORT: FOUNDATIONS ANDGENERAL APPROACH1 Introductory remarks on sport and EU competition law 2 EU competition law in sport: General principles,consequences and judicial dialogue 3 The extraterritorial application of EU competition law 4 The EU White Paper on sport and the specificity of sport 5 EU fundamental freedoms and the protection of human rights 6 The application of EU competition law, fundamentalfreedoms and human rights by the court of arbitrationfor sport (CAS) panels 7 Judicial review of CAS awards: Swiss public policy, EUcompetition law and human rights concerns 8 EU State aid and foreign subsidies in sport PART II SELECTED KEY SPECIFIC TOPICS WITHPRACTICAL CASE STUDIES9 Ticketing restrictions: The Ticombo v. IOC complaint 10 Exclusive supply agreements: The case of ‘official balls’ 11 Centralised platforms: The UCI prize money case 12 Home-grown players: The Royal Antwerp case 13 Collective selling and collusive tendering of sportsbroadcasting rights 14 Merger control and sports media rights: The LibertyMedia/Dorna decision 15 Sporting bans under UEFA financial sustainabilityregulations 16 Multiple club ownership in European football: TheDrogheda United FC; FK DAC 1904; León/Pachuca;and Crystal Palace CAS awards 17 Salary caps 18 Transfer clauses and contractual options in sportsagreements: Buyout, sell-on, renewal, matching, andfirst refusal clauses 19 Ambush marketing 20 State aid for sports infrastructure 21 EU judicial guarantees and the autonomy of sportsarbitration: RFC Seraing v FIFA (c-600/23) case study 22 The FIFA football agent rules under EU competition lawscrutiny: Case studies on antitrust and sports governance 23 Sports hospitality packages: The case of On Location,FIFA World Cup 2026 24 Sports employment agreements: The CD Tondela case 25 Esports 26 Concluding remarks on sport and EU competition law