Van den Bogaert, Stefaan --- "Sport, free movement and nationality" [2018] ELECD 551; in Anderson, Jack; Parrish, Richard; García, Borja (eds), "Research Handbook on EU Sports Law and Policy" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 360

Book Title: Research Handbook on EU Sports Law and Policy

Editor(s): Anderson, Jack; Parrish, Richard; García, Borja

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781784719494

Section: Chapter 17

Section Title: Sport, free movement and nationality

Author(s): Van den Bogaert, Stefaan

Number of pages: 22

Abstract/Description:

This contribution initially provides a general overview of the main rules and principles concerning the Treaty free movement provisions. The focus is primarily on the free movement of workers and the freedom to provide services. The chapter then analyses the approach of the Court of Justice as regards nationality discrimination in sport. The chapter also addresses how EU law approaches the question of nationality discrimination in team and individual sports, as highlighted in discussions on UEFA’s home-grown player rule and eligibility requirements in Olympic sports. The chapter concludes by observing that despite the absence of a clear EU competence in the field of sport until the Lisbon Treaty, the Court of Justice of the EU has consistently adopted the same conceptual approach in cases concerning the mobility of sportsmen within the EU.