Counting the Pennies in Sport: UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Regulations Under the Competition Law Microscope

This article first appeared in CPI Antitrust Chronicle, January 2014 (1)The Union of European Football Associations (“UEFA”) has introduced regulations to ensure so-called “financial fair play.” As a restriction on the access to football competitions in Europe, objections have been made that the rules do not comply with EU competition law. In this article, Brian and Ravi briefly set out the new regime and its enforcement to date before looking at the competition law complaints that have already been, or are likely to be, made against the regulations.Click on the link below to read the full article.