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Diarra seeking £56m from Fifa over transfer rules case
The Guardian
|August 19, 2025
Lassana Diarra is to directly pursue Fifa for €65m (£56m) in compensation after a European court's verdict on its transfer rules, with the former France midfielder describing a failure by the governing body to reach a settlement as indicative of a "culture of contempt".
Diarra provoked significant change in the game last year when he won a case at the court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) claiming his freedom of movement had been restricted by Fifa rules. The European court of justice (ECJ) is part of the CJEU.
The organisation subsequently amended its rulebook but the one-time Chelsea player says it has failed to make personal amends and, as a result, he is starting legal proceedings against it, as well as against the Belgian football association.
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