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In essence, the court has determined that players should have more power to move and work where they wish, and that Fifa rules should be less restrictive.
The court's view is that a player whose contract has been terminated, as in Diarra's case, should be able to go and play in a different country without either the player or the new club being automatically required to pay significant compensation to the former club.
This gives greater power to players and their agents in the transfer market.
"The result could mean far-reaching consequences for the transfer system, similar to how the Bosman Ruling affected transfers in 1995," sports barrister Yasin Patel told BBC Sport.
"Players may now be able to move more freely to other clubs by breaking with a contract as opposed to being tied to the club and contract. In addition, buying clubs may not have to pay compensation or claims."
Sports finance expert Kieran Maguire warned that could lead to "unscrupulous people" effectively "gaming the system" by downing tools to seek a move.
"This could be something which could be exploited in the future," he told Radio 5 Live.
"What's prevented players from doing it in the past is if they move on elsewhere, the club that they join would have to pay a compensation fee as a form of transfer fee. This ruling says that I can now move to another club and no compensation is due.
Lassana Diarra: Fifa transfer rules break EU law - top court rules
After a long-running dispute between ex-Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra and Fifa, a court has ruled against the governing body.
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In essence, the court has determined that players should have more power to move and work where they wish, and that Fifa rules should be less restrictive.
The court's view is that a player whose contract has been terminated, as in Diarra's case, should be able to go and play in a different country without either the player or the new club being automatically required to pay significant compensation to the former club.
This gives greater power to players and their agents in the transfer market.
"The result could mean far-reaching consequences for the transfer system, similar to how the Bosman Ruling affected transfers in 1995," sports barrister Yasin Patel told BBC Sport.
"Players may now be able to move more freely to other clubs by breaking with a contract as opposed to being tied to the club and contract. In addition, buying clubs may not have to pay compensation or claims."
Sports finance expert Kieran Maguire warned that could lead to "unscrupulous people" effectively "gaming the system" by downing tools to seek a move.
"This could be something which could be exploited in the future," he told Radio 5 Live.
"What's prevented players from doing it in the past is if they move on elsewhere, the club that they join would have to pay a compensation fee as a form of transfer fee. This ruling says that I can now move to another club and no compensation is due.
