Football clubs to be compensated for losing young players

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Series Details 17.3.10
Publication Date 17/03/2010
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EurActiv reports on a European Court of Justice judgement, March 2010, which means that European football clubs who train young players only to see them sign their first professional contract with another EU team can now claim compensation for the loss.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/sports/football-clubs-compensated-losin-news-348531
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ECJ: Press Release, No.30, 2010: Judgment in Case C-325/08 Olympique Lyonnais SASP v Olivier Bernard and Newcastle United FC http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2010-03/cp100030en.pdf
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