{"id":10514,"date":"2023-02-27T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/?p=10514"},"modified":"2023-03-01T17:43:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:43:22","slug":"resume-conference-conference-on-the-legal-and-economic-aspects-of-organisation-of-the-european-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/?p=10514","title":{"rendered":"Review | Conference on the Economic and Legal Aspects of Organisation of the European Model"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10514\" class=\"elementor elementor-10514\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e71433b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e71433b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-951a43b\" data-id=\"951a43b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5313ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5313ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On Tuesday 21 February, the Center for Law and Economics of Sport of the University of Limoges (France) and the University of Luxembourg organised a conference with leading economic and legal experts on the organisation of football in Europe, with the support of the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka (Croatia), the University College of Northern Denmark, Sport&amp;EU and the International Association of Sport Economists.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f862f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"34f862f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/2023\/02\/15\/mse-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Speaker biographies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebc16c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5ebc16c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Review-of-the-conference-V2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the review - pdf format<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f8a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f4f8a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e3a95d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e3a95d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2254aab\" data-id=\"2254aab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d578cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-text-block\" data-id=\"d578cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block-vc penci-text-editor\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-home-latest-posts style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right block-title-icon-left\">\n            <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                <span>\n                    <span>Opening statement<\/a>                <\/span>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block_content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7590a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7590a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30740e8\" data-id=\"30740e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f08e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f08e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The conference was opened at the historic Abbey Neim\u00ebnster by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thierry-wagner-581b89133\/?originalSubdomain=lu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Thierry Wagner<\/strong><\/a>, Coordinator and Member of the Ministerial Cabinet of the Luxembourgish Sport Ministry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jo%C3%ABl-wolff-978259192\/?originalSubdomain=lu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jo\u00ebl Wolff<\/strong><\/a>, General Secretary of the Luxembourg Football Federation and <strong>Denis Scuto<\/strong>, Deputy Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History at the University of Luxembourg.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3e72ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3e72ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e87f25\" data-id=\"1e87f25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ec6e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0ec6e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thierry-Wagner-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thierry-Wagner-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thierry-Wagner-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thierry-Wagner-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thierry-Wagner-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thierry-Wagner-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thierry-Wagner-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thierry-Wagner.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bf3dea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bf3dea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-809c62d\" data-id=\"809c62d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262e727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"262e727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mr. Wagner<\/strong> noted that Luxembourg has 40,000 licensed players, an impressive number for a country of 650,000 people. He highlighted the importance of the pyramidal structure of football for the training of players, so that talented players are selected by the larger clubs in Luxembourg.\u00a0 Indeed, Luxembourg has successfully developed local players into international players. He highlighted the importance of the national training centre, funded in part by UEFA through its HatTrick programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15e92bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15e92bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-266a4e5\" data-id=\"266a4e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db023dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db023dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joel-Wolff-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joel-Wolff-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joel-Wolff-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joel-Wolff-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joel-Wolff-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joel-Wolff-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joel-Wolff-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joel-Wolff.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6c3d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f6c3d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da815db\" data-id=\"da815db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55366a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55366a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mr. Wolff<\/strong> stressed the importance of the European Sports Model and the principle of openness of football competitions for the development of football in Luxembourg.\u00a0 In his view, a closed competition reserved to elite clubs would harm Luxembourg, not least because UEFA\u2019s solidarity contributions benefit all clubs in Luxembourg, and not just those competing in UEFA club competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-141d9d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"141d9d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c25f7ab\" data-id=\"c25f7ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f657b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f657b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Denis-Scuto-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Denis-Scuto-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Denis-Scuto-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Denis-Scuto-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Denis-Scuto-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Denis-Scuto-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Denis-Scuto-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Denis-Scuto.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6a1b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6a1b92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd4d2d6\" data-id=\"bd4d2d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2dd3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c2dd3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mr. Scuto<\/strong> picked up on the remarks that football is not just a for-profit activity. Recalling his own training as a young player, he noted that many of his football coaches were steel workers from Italy and Portugal who integrated into Luxembourg through football.\u00a0 He learnt from these men sporting values: authenticity; humility; and solidarity.\u00a0 Success means nothing in sport if I am the only one to be successful, he concluded.\u00a0 These themes set the scene for much of the discussion later in the afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a8fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"60a8fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-834a836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"834a836\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-302f5e7\" data-id=\"302f5e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff4dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-text-block\" data-id=\"4ff4dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block-vc penci-text-editor\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-home-latest-posts style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right block-title-icon-left\">\n            <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                <span>\n                    <span>Setting the Scene: Economic and Legal Themes<\/a>                <\/span>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block_content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b69ba0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b69ba0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbf88a0\" data-id=\"dbf88a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3610e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3610e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32260e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32260e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00dc8c;\"><strong>Relevant link.<\/strong><\/span> Click on the button, to read CDES&rsquo; study about the European Sport model.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805f9b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"805f9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/2022\/10\/11\/modele-sportif-europeen-bilan-et-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cliquez ici<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f04a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2f04a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/ZSvyP3viUX0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f969b33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f969b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6beb431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6beb431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jean-Francois-Brocard.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jean-Francois-Brocard.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jean-Francois-Brocard-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1facb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1facb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1be73c\" data-id=\"f1be73c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fac8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60fac8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jean Francois Brocard<\/strong>, Economist and associate Professor at CDES, University of Limoges, outlined the economic parameters associated with the European Sports Model. He observed that sport is a specific good and a specific sector that should be treated in a specific manner.\u00a0 Indeed, it is a collective good and many of its benefits to society \u2013 health, social and citizenship \u2013 cannot be quantified. He contrasted the European Sports Model with the model in North America where franchises make no contribution whatsoever to broader society.\u00a0 Indeed, the franchises do not even contribute to the development of players, free riding instead on the training of players in the university system.\u00a0 A private organiser is simply not interested in looking at the broader impact societal impact of sport.\u00a0 As such, other models such as that proposed by the Super League are less efficient than the European Sports Model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3d3fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3d3fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-280d9f7\" data-id=\"280d9f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7530006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7530006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nathalie-Alaphiliipe-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nathalie-Alaphiliipe-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nathalie-Alaphiliipe-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nathalie-Alaphiliipe-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nathalie-Alaphiliipe-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nathalie-Alaphiliipe-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nathalie-Alaphiliipe-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Nathalie-Alaphiliipe.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed5a799 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed5a799\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c7002a\" data-id=\"7c7002a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dea32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43dea32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nathalie Alaphilippe<\/strong>, Lawyer at CDES, then provided an introduction to the legal issues. She noted that the approach of EU law to sport has been like a pendulum, swinging from one extreme to find that EU law did not apply to pure sporting rules in the 1970s case of <em>Walrave &amp; Koch<\/em> to another extreme in the 2006 judgment of <em>Meca Medina<\/em> where all sporting activities fall within the scope of EU competition law. The pendulum has been searching for balance.\u00a0 In her view, the European Super League case provides the European Court of Justice with the opportunity to find a harmonious position between EU law and sport.\u00a0 What is at stake is not just the future of football, but all sport.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd32fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7dd32fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9193e68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9193e68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-158a7a2\" data-id=\"158a7a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58097f elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-text-block\" data-id=\"d58097f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block-vc penci-text-editor\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-home-latest-posts style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right block-title-icon-left\">\n            <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                <span>\n                    <span>Panel 1: The European football pyramid: What benefits go with it? <\/a>                <\/span>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block_content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b286d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b286d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-651a5dc\" data-id=\"651a5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbf856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edbf856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mehreen-khan-0498a123\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mehreen Khan<\/strong><\/a>, Economics Editor of The Times, the first panel addressed the benefits and shortcomings of the European football pyramid.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c69cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"27c69cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/XzD7koLkpM8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5a705 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e5a705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d363d33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d363d33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3833b3a\" data-id=\"3833b3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042ac9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"042ac9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ian-Forrester-KC-updated-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ian-Forrester-KC-updated-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ian-Forrester-KC-updated-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ian-Forrester-KC-updated-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ian-Forrester-KC-updated-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ian-Forrester-KC-updated-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ian-Forrester-KC-updated-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ian-Forrester-KC-updated.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4c6746 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4c6746\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73e7c63\" data-id=\"73e7c63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c08f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c08f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ian Forrester KC<\/strong>, EU Lawyer and former Judge at the EU General Court (2015-2020), commenced by noting that many aspects of the European Sports Model were obvious: that the wealthy have an interest in the weakest, that the rules of the game should be uniformly applied and that competitions should be open. However, he recalled his experience in the Bosman case to note that these benefits will not be assumed by the Court of Justice in the Super League case.\u00a0 Turning to the Opinion of Advocate General Rantos, he considered it to be weighty.\u00a0 He wondered whether the Court may however consider his proposition as to the constitutional nature of the European Sports Model to be too bold.\u00a0 However, Ian Forrester KC observed that the Court of Justice has on occasions had to fill in the gaps in the Treaty.\u00a0 The 60<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the seminal Van Gend en Loos judgment (where the EU Court of Justice held that Treaty provisions could have direct effect) is a reminder that the Court of Justice has had to draw out principles in EU law from the political intent of the Treaty. As such, he considered that the inclusion of sport in the Treaty to be a very powerful consideration.\u00a0 It means that the values of the European Sports Model now have their roots in the Treaty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae1dbd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae1dbd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4a48eb\" data-id=\"b4a48eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc63c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acc63c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Doidge-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Doidge-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Doidge-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Doidge-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Doidge-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Doidge-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Doidge-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Doidge.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d309653 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d309653\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-511f214\" data-id=\"511f214\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990af03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990af03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mark Doidge<\/strong>, sports Sociologist and Professor at University of Brighton, answered questions on the social nature of football.\u00a0 He recalled that the open nature of football is what it makes special \u2013 the fact that the team ranked last in the Premier League can beat the first ranked team \u2013 is what drives interest in football.\u00a0 He highlighted the importance of volunteers and fans to the ecosystem.\u00a0\u00a0 It should not be forgotten that fans felt so passionately about the Super League that they came to protest outside stadiums.\u00a0 Fans understood that sport rivals need each other.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-037a32a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"037a32a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c92f59b\" data-id=\"c92f59b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd7824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecd7824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kenneth-Cortsen-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kenneth-Cortsen-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kenneth-Cortsen-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kenneth-Cortsen-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kenneth-Cortsen-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kenneth-Cortsen-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kenneth-Cortsen-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kenneth-Cortsen.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96f8d58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96f8d58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b90073\" data-id=\"5b90073\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e16b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e16b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kenneth Corsten<\/strong>, Sports Business Strategist and Assistant Professor at Nordjylland University in Denmark, stated that the whole world watches European football because the European Sports Model has made it the best in the world.\u00a0 The most attended matches in Europe are in Germany where solidarity amongst the clubs is very strong and membership (50+1 rule) still applies \u2013 extending even to bail outs of clubs when they had financial difficulties. In his view, this is why the European Sports Model should be protected.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca24bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca24bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d6f424 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d6f424\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c7bb34\" data-id=\"3c7bb34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3149f elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-text-block\" data-id=\"1f3149f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block-vc penci-text-editor\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-home-latest-posts style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right block-title-icon-left\">\n            <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                <span>\n                    <span>European Commission: Study on European Sports Model <\/a>                <\/span>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block_content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856e3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"856e3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1dc898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1dc898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00dc8c;\"><strong>Relevant link.<\/strong><\/span> Click on the button, to read European Commission&rsquo;s study about the European Sport Model.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68d5c4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e68d5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/sport.ec.europa.eu\/news\/new-study-on-the-european-sport-model\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cliquez ici<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7042fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7042fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/x9ZgqSTulHI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b4429 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b8b4429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cf716c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cf716c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8b35da\" data-id=\"b8b35da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61d3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e61d3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Matteo-Zacchetti-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Matteo-Zacchetti-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Matteo-Zacchetti-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Matteo-Zacchetti-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Matteo-Zacchetti-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Matteo-Zacchetti-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Matteo-Zacchetti-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Matteo-Zacchetti.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce877f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce877f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e54053b\" data-id=\"e54053b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023ff49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"023ff49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Matteo Zachetti<\/strong>, Policy Officer at the European Commission\u2019 sports unit presented the findings of a report into the European Sports Model. The objective was to provide a snapshot of sport in Europe. Although there are differences between sports, the report does identify key features across many sports notably open competition, solidarity and autonomy. It is therefore possible to say that there is a European sports model.\u00a0 A clear challenge for sport post pandemic is to stop the decline in volunteer activities and to encourage new volunteers. He highlighted incentives being put in place in some Member States to motivate volunteers. In this respect, he commended UEFA for entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with fan groups as they play a crucial role in sport. He concluded by remarking that if the EU Court of Justice agrees with the Advocate General that sport has a constitutional status then this may open up a new ambitious programme for the next European Commissioner responsible for sport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a078e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4a078e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-140e59c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"140e59c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbb7aee\" data-id=\"cbb7aee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c73296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-text-block\" data-id=\"5c73296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block-vc penci-text-editor\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-home-latest-posts style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right block-title-icon-left\">\n            <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                <span>\n                    <span>Panel 2: What is the regime of the European football pyramid under EU law? <\/a>                <\/span>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block_content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b780d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b780d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc7868\" data-id=\"1dc7868\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fff8c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fff8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted again by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mehreen-khan-0498a123\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mehreen Khan<\/strong><\/a>, Economics Editor of The Times, the second panel discussed the application of EU law to the football pyramid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc163be elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"cc163be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/7XI1s3tzPSs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2c45b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e2c45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-926b4b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"926b4b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30e7d37\" data-id=\"30e7d37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af979a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2af979a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Franck-Latty-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Franck-Latty-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Franck-Latty-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Franck-Latty-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Franck-Latty-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Franck-Latty-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Franck-Latty-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Franck-Latty.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-128e3c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"128e3c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8508f6\" data-id=\"f8508f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19adcbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19adcbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Frank Latty<\/strong>, Professor of International Law at University of Paris Nanterre, noted that there was no mention of sport in the original treaties. The EU Court of Justice had not previously paid much attention to Article 165, only referencing it in passing in the Olympique Lyonnais\/Bernard case.\u00a0 If the EU Court of Justice follows the Advocate General then it will give a much more specific meaning to Article 165 on sport.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643fbe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"643fbe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vanka-Smokvina-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10546\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vanka-Smokvina-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vanka-Smokvina-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vanka-Smokvina-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vanka-Smokvina-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vanka-Smokvina-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vanka-Smokvina-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vanka-Smokvina.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c4aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80c4aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vanja Smokvina<\/strong>, associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka (Croatia), said that fans, small clubs and stakeholders have woken up to the threat to the European Sports Model. He highlighted the situation in basketball where the Euroleague has stifled access to a few top clubs \u2013 which is harming the basketball ecosystem across Europe. He also underlined the opacity of the Super League by saying that nobody really knew who was behind this project and the company, contrary to sports governing bodies for whom we perfectly know who are the Presidents, how they are appointed and for what they are accountable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80622d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80622d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81e45b9\" data-id=\"81e45b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8d9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc8d9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Manuel-Araujo-da-real-one-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10553\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Manuel-Araujo-da-real-one-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Manuel-Araujo-da-real-one-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Manuel-Araujo-da-real-one-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Manuel-Araujo-da-real-one-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Manuel-Araujo-da-real-one-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Manuel-Araujo-da-real-one-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Manuel-Araujo-da-real-one.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff7ed3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff7ed3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0de8b2f\" data-id=\"0de8b2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34084e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34084e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jos\u00e9 Manuel Araujo<\/strong>, a Lawyer, General Secretary of the Portuguese Olympic Committee and Member of the committee for EU affairs in the European Olympic Committee, explained that Olympic sports are following the Super League case closely because of its impact for all sports.\u00a0 It is essential that the pre-authorisation rules are upheld so that sports federations can do their work. He said that sports federations need legal certainty and flexibility to regulate sport.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b485232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b485232\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a6ae06\" data-id=\"4a6ae06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d442c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48d442c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Rivas-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Rivas-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Rivas-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Rivas-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Rivas-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Rivas-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Rivas-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-Rivas.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06af940 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06af940\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c2c96a\" data-id=\"3c2c96a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf9136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bf9136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jos\u00e9 Rivas<\/strong>, an EU Lawyer, rejected the suggestion that the EU Court of Justice may give sports federations a carte blanche if they follow the Advocate General\u2019s Opinion.\u00a0 In his view, this is not what the Court is being asked to do. Instead, the questions are about the basic functioning of the sports model.\u00a0 He expressed surprise that we are still dealing with such basic issues when the real questions should be on the detail of particular regulations.\u00a0 In his view, these issues have been settled in cases like MOTOE (concerning motorcycling).\u00a0 Indeed, Advocate General Kokott in that case recognised the importance of the pyramid structure for the governance of sport.\u00a0 As such, it seems clear that the rules are necessary and proportionate to the achievement of a legitimate objective.\u00a0 Indeed, it would be strange to authorise an organisation that wants to undermine the entire eco-system.\u00a0 In his view, Article 165 TFEU clearly protects certain values and that must mean something.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb5b33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb5b33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6115aae\" data-id=\"6115aae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8d869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8d869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The example of boxing was raised as a sport where there are multiple governing bodies. However, it was pointed out that it is not possible for fans to determine who really is the world champion.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Jose Manuel Araujo<\/strong> said that sports governing bodies have nothing to fear from EU law and should apply transparent criteria and to involve athletes and other stakeholders in decision making processes.\u00a0 However, sports governing bodies play a crucial role that cannot be fulfilled by profit making entities.\u00a0 The recent example in tennis was highlighted where the ITF involved a private company, Kosmos, which walked away from the Davis Cup after just a year or two in operation.\u00a0 Sometimes it is difficult to discover who is behind a company \u2013 for example there is still little known about A22, the company promoting the Super League. Of course, private companies have a role to play but it cannot just be to cherry pick the best bits of a sport.\u00a0<\/p><p>Addressing the recent judgment of the Madrid Court of Appeal, which reinstated interim measures upon UEFA, <strong>Jose Rivas<\/strong> said it was surprising that the Madrid Court did not take into account the Opinion of Advocate General Rantos.\u00a0 Indeed, there was no mention at all of the governance role of sports federations.\u00a0 There was no requirement, however, under EU competition law to split up the functions of sports federations between their regulatory and commercial functions \u2013 the only case where this occurred in a competition case being a unilateral decision by the Federation Internationale de l\u2019Automobile with respect to the organisation of Formula 1. As such, it was legitimate for a sports federation to apply pre-authorisation rules in a proportionate manner.<\/p><p>The panel concluded by agreeing that they remain optimistic for the future of the European Sports Model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af15a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"af15a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71476cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71476cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42cc843\" data-id=\"42cc843\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c36991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-text-block\" data-id=\"2c36991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block-vc penci-text-editor\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-home-latest-posts style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right block-title-icon-left\">\n            <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                <span>\n                    <span>Closing remarks: Jos\u00e9 Luis da Cruz Vila\u00e7a, EU Lawyer and former Judge at EU Court of Justice (2012-2018)<\/a>                <\/span>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block_content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98d6112 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98d6112\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73d71ed\" data-id=\"73d71ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576f26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"576f26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/6NZdiU0RTEg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8264a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8264a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Closing the conference, <strong>Jos\u00e9 Luis da Cruz Vila\u00e7a<\/strong> declared his interest in the Super League case as the representative for Portugal in the case.\u00a0 However, his view coincided with those of the Member State he had the honour to represent.\u00a0 As a fan of Sporting Braga, he doubted that this club would ever have been invited to the top table by the European Super League despite successfully qualifying regularly for UEFA Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8af77 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e8af77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-luis-da-cruz-vilaca-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10560\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-luis-da-cruz-vilaca-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-luis-da-cruz-vilaca-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-luis-da-cruz-vilaca-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-luis-da-cruz-vilaca-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-luis-da-cruz-vilaca-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-luis-da-cruz-vilaca-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/cdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jose-luis-da-cruz-vilaca.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e516249 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e516249\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aafb24e\" data-id=\"aafb24e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b2ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4b2ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The key point in the pleadings of Portugal concerned the constitutional nature of sport in light of its inclusion at Article 165 TFEU.\u00a0 Article 165 gives inferences that have a meaning.\u00a0 The adoption of the provision on sport implies a change to the legal analysis. Something changed after the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty.\u00a0 It was not by chance that the provision was adopted, but rather the culmination in political views of the EU institutions on the European Sports Model.\u00a0 As a result, his view is that the provision means that sport now has a constitutional dignity.\u00a0 The Opinion by Advocate General Rantos agreed with the position put forward by Portugal and is the first time that the constitutional status of sport been officially recognised by the EU Court of Justice.<\/p><p>The Super League case touches at the heart of sport in Europe.\u00a0 Although he would not be drawn on predicting the outcome, he considered that the analytical tools available to the Court of Justice are well known.\u00a0\u00a0 The building blocks for protecting the European Sports Model are in Article 165 as it sets out the key values which are to be found in that model.<\/p><p>He considered that UEFA and FIFA need to have the legal tools to conduct sports governance.\u00a0 Of course, EU law does not give sports governing bodies unlimited rights; the European Sports Model is not a lawless territory. However, it is not up to anyone to simply close off the eco-system to a select few.\u00a0 That is why it is valid for UEFA and FIFA to protect the European Sports Model from a hijack attempt by a few rich and powerful clubs.\u00a0<\/p><p>In his conclusion, <strong>Jos\u00e9 Luis da Cruz Vila\u00e7a<\/strong> opined that the EU Court of Justice should take the opportunity to address all elements of the questions, including with respect to proportionality. The issue was not with respect to a national law so there was no reason for the EU Court of Justice not to apply a uniform interpretation on the rules at issue in the Super League case. The risk otherwise is that different national courts will apply different standards of proportionality. He hoped that the Court would come to a balanced view in order to safeguard openness and fairness in sport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1b93e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8d1b93e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-20 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ba085f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ba085f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cde6e7\" data-id=\"9cde6e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-50 penci-ercol-order-2 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5949f79\" data-id=\"5949f79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9499e9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9499e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58343a1\" data-id=\"58343a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7d638 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f7d638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdes.fr\/2023\/02\/15\/mse-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Speaker biographies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday 21 February, the Center for Law and Economics of Sport of the University of Limoges (France) and the University of Luxembourg organised a conference with leading economic and legal experts&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":10580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","beyondwords_generate_audio":"","beyondwords_project_id":"","beyondwords_content_id":"","beyondwords_preview_token":"","beyondwords_player_content":"","beyondwords_player_style":"","beyondwords_language_code":"","beyondwords_language_id":"","beyondwords_title_voice_id":"","beyondwords_body_voice_id":"","beyondwords_summary_voice_id":"","beyondwords_error_message":"","beyondwords_disabled":"","beyondwords_delete_content":"","beyondwords_podcast_id":"","beyondwords_hash":"","publish_post_to_speechkit":"","speechkit_hash":"","speechkit_generate_audio":"","speechkit_project_id":"","speechkit_podcast_id":"","speechkit_error_message":"","speechkit_disabled":"","speechkit_access_key":"","speechkit_error":"","speechkit_info":"","speechkit_response":"","speechkit_retries":"","speechkit_status":"","speechkit_updated_at":"","_speechkit_link":"","_speechkit_text":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - 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