Could latest seismic legal challenge leave Fifa wobbling on its perch?
The article discusses a new class action lawsuit filed against FIFA, the world governing body of football, by a group called Justice For Players (JFP). The lawsuit, which is based on a recent European court of justice (CJEU) ruling in the Lassana Diarra case, claims that FIFA's rules have blighted the careers of professional players, both male and female, since 2002. The scale of the lawsuit is potentially vast, as it holds that every active professional player since 2002 could claim about 8% of their career earnings from FIFA. If successful, the lawsuit could cost FIFA billions of dollars, posing a significant financial challenge to the governing body. The article suggests that this legal challenge is one of the many issues FIFA is currently facing, and it could potentially leave the organization "wobbling on its perch."
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