The Transformation of the Governance of Football in Europe
Type
other project type
Start Date
January 1, 2010
End Date
December 30, 2011
Status
completed
Keywords
Governance of Football
FIFA
UEFA
Description
The decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the 1995 Bosmancase considerably changed the face of professional sports in the European Union. EU institutions, sports associations and other non-governmental actors have become increasingly involved in both the definition of a European policy on, as well as a growing body of EU law applied to, professional sports. Moreover, the emergence of EU sports law does not leave the domestic level unaffected. On the contrary, decision-making at EU level affects a range of areas impacting the broad structures and institutional set-up of domestic sports in European states as well as actors like associations and clubs. At the same time, in the area of professional football, the sport that is subject to most (well-known) European level cases and decisions, the existence of strong sectoral bodies such as FIFA and UEFA, with their global or at least pan-European reach, makes the regulatory landscape significantly more complex. From a comparative perspective, this project addresses the actual impact of EU policy-making and the regulatory activities of traditional sports associations on the domestic arena on both member- and non-member states. As a non-member state of the EU and despite its small size, Switzerland is home to both FIFA and the International Court of Arbitration for Sports. The Swiss case study contributes to the project by providing information on how an EU outsider is affected by European developments.
Leader contributor(s)
Member contributor(s)
Rousselin, Mathieu
Partner(s)
Borja Garcia, Wyn Grant, Arne Niemann
Dirk Lehmkuhl, Olivier Siegrist
Funder
Topic(s)
Governance of Football in Europe
Method(s)
Research
Range
HSG Internal
Range (De)
HSG Intern
Eprints ID
64865