The EU's top court said on Friday some international football rules regulating player transfers are contrary to the bloc's laws, in a landmark decision that could shake up the system. "The Court holds that all of those rules are contrary to EU law," it said.

The EU's top court said on Friday some international football rules regulating player transfers are contrary to the bloc's laws, in a landmark decision that could shake up the system. "The Court holds that all of those rules are contrary to EU law," it said.

The European Union’s top court said Friday that some FIFA rules on player transfers are contrary to European Union legislation relating to competition and freedom of movement.

The European Union's top court says some rules on international transfers created by football's governing body are contrary to EU law.

After a long-running dispute between ex-Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra and Fifa, a court has ruled against the governing body.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued the ruling.

A decision could force soccer’s governing body to rewrite the regulations that govern the sport’s multibillion-dollar transfer market.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that some of FIFA's rules on the movement of players between clubs are contrary to EU law following a case brought by Lassana Diarra