ECJ: Opinion of the AG on Cases C-201/11 P, C-204/11 P and C-205/11 P UEFA and FIFA v Commission

Advocate General Jääskinen proposes that the Court dismiss FIFA and UEFA’s appeals against the judgments of the General Court concerning the television broadcasting of the Football World Cup and the European Championships. If those competitions are considered by Member States to be events of major importance for their society, those Member States may, in order to ensure broad public access, require that they be broadcast on free-to-air television. Here to read more.