outfield player

centre fielder [ center fielder ]

right fielder

outfielder

court player | field player

gambling addict

The issue of young players falling within the scope of the Directive will be taken into account in the study (43) The Commission will propose to Member States and sport organisations to cooperate on the protection of the moral and physical integrity of young people through the dissemination of information on existing legislation, establishment of minimum standards and exchange of best practices.

M. considers that the rules providing for the payment of fees for the transfer of professional players between clubs (transfer clauses) or limiting the number of professional players who are nationals of other Member States which those clubs may field in matches (rules on the composition of club teams), or fixing, without objective reasons concerning only the sport or justified by differences in the circumstances between players, different transfer deadlines for players coming from other Member States (clauses on transfer deadlines) fall within the scope of Article 39 et seq. of the Treaty and are subject to the prohibitions which they e ...[+++]nact,

F. considers that the rules on the composition of national teams, or the rules relating to the selection by sports federations of those of their members who may participate in high-level international competitions are purely sporting rules which therefore, by their nature, fall outside the scope of Article 39 and Article 49 of the Treaty. Also among such rules are ‘the rules of the game’ in the strict sense, such as, for example, the rules fixing the length of matches or the number of players on the field, the organisation and conduct of sporting events and championships, given that sport can exist and be practised only in accordance wit ...[+++]h specific rules. That restriction on the scope of the above provisions of the Treaty must, however, remain limited to its proper objective. The same principles apply with regard to Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty,

The issue of young players falling within the scope of the Directive will be taken into account in the study (43) The Commission will propose to Member States and sport organisations to cooperate on the protection of the moral and physical integrity of young people through the dissemination of information on existing legislation, establishment of minimum standards and exchange of best practices.