The Bosman Case Study

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The Bosman Case Study Sequence of events: JUNE 1990: Jean-Marc Bosman gets into a dispute with his Belgian Club, FC Liege. They reduce his salary by 60%. Bosman wanted to transfer for the French club Dunkerque but his current club wanted a huge transfer fee, Bosman was dropped by FC Leige. AUGUST 1990: Bosman sues for damages against FC Liege and the Belgian Football Association. NOVERBER 1990: A Belgian court permits Bosman to transfer to the French Club free of charge. The Belgian Football Association appeals. MAY 1991: The Court of Appeal decides that Bosman has the right to transfer. JANUARY 1992: Bosman returns to Belgian and his application for unemployment benefit is rejected. MARCH 1995: The appeal to UEFA (United European Football Association) by FC Liege and the Belgian Association fails. JUNE 1995: Bosman claimed 1 million dollar damages at the EU- tribunal in Luxembourg. NOVEMBER 1995: UEFA issues an open protest letter in favour of Bosman. FIFA (International Federation of Football Association) supports UEFA. The Football world before Bosman. The Bosman case changed the nature of player’s transfers in the EU. Prior to the Bosman saga, football clubs had considerable employment control over their players. The players were registered with the clubs, when a player was moving or transferring from club to another it was the registration document that was exchanged between the clubs involved. In most transfers a fee was demanded from the club which held the registration document of the player concerned. The transfer fee, and also the inability of players to move freely between... ... middle of paper ... ...and in general a transfer fee is paid and the contract of employment will come to end the former club. Bosman’s contract expired and he rejected his new contract with his club, thus is suspended and was deprived of his livelihood. The decision was delivered on the 20th September 1995 that the Transfer system and the nationality clause are null and void as being in violation of European Community Law. The judgement was immediate and direct binding effect. The research also looks the effect of post-Bosman in terms of the effect on Football clubs, local talent and the lost opportunities, the risk of clubs folding and the effect on the local community and the economy. Who benefited and who lost-out from the decisions. Whether the decisions was good for football and the community on a wider spectrum.

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