The complainants, defended by the Franco-Spanish lawyer Juan Brancoestimate that the PSG could only make this signing due to the postponement in France (in May 2023) of the application of the financial fair-play rules of the UEFAwhich they consider to be state aid.
These same rules, which were already applied in Spainthey made known, “They forced FC Barcelona to separate from Messi”actually creating “a distortion of competition that PSG took advantage of”.
Guardian of the Competition EUthe European Commission must investigate this alleged state aid, according to White. But faced with their rejection, the complainants (the Penya Barca Lyon and an anonymous partner of FC Barcelona) went to the Court of the European Union based on Luxembourg.
At the hearing on Tuesday morning, White denounced a “progressive financialization” of football and control of the governance of the sport “left to UEFA”a private law body installed in Swiss.
“Fans and European citizens have no right to intervene”regrets the lawyer. Bruno Stromskyfrom the Commission’s legal service, dismissed these arguments. “The disparities that the applicants complain about do not show state aid”says this lawyer.
Stromsky pointed out that there is no “no jurisdictional control” nor possible recourse by an individual against the decision of the European executive not to investigate.
“The own FC Barcelona did not present/display complaint” and there is a “risk of instrumentalization of the right to state aid”concluded Bruno Stromsky.
The decision of Court of the EU it is not expected for several months.
Source: Ambito
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