European Union: Sport

FIFA's revised Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players introduce sweeping changes to international football governance, fundamentally reshaping how player contracts, transfers, and compensation disputes are handled. Following the landmark Diarra judgment by the CJEU, these reforms establish a more collaborative regulatory framework that balances contractual stability with enhanced player protections and mobility rights.

Malta's nationality law includes a discretionary framework for acquiring Maltese citizenship recognising individuals who have rendered or will render exceptional services to the country.

The start and end of seasonal periods in France – in summer, after the grape harvest, and in winter, at the end of the ski season – are an opportunity to review the rules governing seasonal fixed-term contracts.