70The fact that the national associations are groupings of ‘amateur’ clubs, alongside ‘professional’ clubs, is not capable of calling that assessment into question. In this regard, it should be noted that the mere fact that a sports association or federation unilaterally classifies sportsmen or clubs as ‘amateur’ does not in itself mean that they do not engage in economic activities within the meaning of Article 2 EC (see, to that effect, Joined Cases C-51/96 and C-191/97 Deliège [2000] ECR I-2549, paragraph 46).
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