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The EU Court of Justice holds that a national football association's rules governing players' agents may fall within the public-interest exception to the prohibition on cartels (ROGON / DFB)
On 9 July 2026, the EU Court of Justice delivered its judgment in ROGON / DFB (Case C-428/23), ruling on a preliminary reference from the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) concerning the compatibility with EU competition law of the rules adopted by the German Football Association (DFB) on the activity of players' agents. The Court held that
The EU Court of Justice holds that a national football association's rules governing players' agents may fall within the public-interest exception to the prohibition on cartels (ROGON / DFB)
On 9 July 2026, the EU Court of Justice delivered its judgment in ROGON / DFB (Case C-428/23), ruling on a preliminary reference from the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) concerning the compatibility with EU competition law of the rules adopted by the German Football Association (DFB) on the activity of players' agents. The Court held that
The EU Court of Justice holds that a national football association's rules governing players' agents may fall within the public-interest exception to the prohibition on cartels (ROGON / DFB)
On 9 July 2026, the EU Court of Justice delivered its judgment in ROGON / DFB (Case C-428/23), ruling on a preliminary reference from the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) concerning the compatibility with EU competition law of the rules adopted by the German Football Association (DFB) on the activity of players' agents. The Court held that