Royal Football Club Seraing v Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) and Others (C-600/23)

Judgment of 1 Aug 2025

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95Nevertheless, the Court has recalled, on numerous occasions, that that legal autonomy cannot justify the exercise of the powers held by such associations having the effect of limiting the possibility for individuals to rely on the rights and freedoms conferred on them by EU law which form part of EU public policy (see, to that effect, judgments of 21 December 2023, European Superleague Company, C‑333/21, EU:C:2023:1011, paragraph 75, and of 21 December 2023, International Skating Union v Commission, C‑124/21 P, EU:C:2023:1012, paragraph 196 and the case-law cited). That requirement itself implies that respect for those rights and freedoms may be subject to effective judicial review, a fortiori where recourse to arbitration is imposed on the individuals concerned (see, by analogy, judgments of 1 June 1999, Eco Swiss, C‑126/97, EU:C:1999:269, paragraphs 36 to 39, and of 21 December 2023, International Skating Union v Commission, C‑124/21 P, EU:C:2023:1012, paragraphs 192 and 193).

Royal Football Club Seraing v Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) and Others (C-600/23)

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