Belgian Football Research Articles

EC Law and Professional Football: Bosman and its Implications

Jean-Marc Bosman is a Belgian national who was formerly a professional football player with the Belgian club RC Liege under a contract which ran until 30 June 1990. Prior to expiry of his contract, Liege offered Bosman a new contract which included a massive reduction (almost 75 per cent) of total salary which would have placed him on the minimum salary permitted by the URBSFA, the Belgian football governing body. Bosman, however, eventually attracted attention from the French club Dunkerque, and a transfer fee was agreed between Liege and Dunkerque. Unfortunately, the proposed transfer eventually collapsed due to the failure of a clearance certificate from the URBSFA to arrive at the French Football Federation