European Court verdict on footballer transfers

Title

European Court verdict on footballer transfers

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Sep 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:08:50

Description

Peter Deeley interviews Barrister Edward Grayson, author of Sport and the Law and soccer agent Eric Hall on the interim verdict by the European Court of Justice, in a case brought by Belgian football player George Bosman, that at the end of a contract period players should be free to move to other clubs without payment of a transfer fee. On the impotrance of the verdict and effect on English clubs.

Contributors

Peter Deeley; Eric Hall; Edward Grayson

Keywords

Association football; Football players; Legal decisions; European Court of Justice; Contracts; George Bosman; George Eastham

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