Introduction

In a landmark ruling on 29 October 2025,^[1] the Madrid Court of Appeal (Audiencia Provincial) upheld a decision finding UEFA and FIFA guilty of abusing their dominant position and engaging in anticompetitive conduct under EU competition law (Art. 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - TFEU). In this context, the case involving the European Super League Company (ESLC) and A22 Sports Management extends far beyond one tournament, as it questions how European football is governed and makes it clear that even its most powerful institutions must abide by competition rules. Nearly two years after the Court of...

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