Player unions and leagues in Europe go to Brussels with latest legal challenge against FIFA

In a busy soccer season when players have talked of going on strike, their union teamed up with domestic leagues to go to the European Union yesterday with a long-promised challenge to FIFA about how it adds new and bigger men’s competitions.

The European division of player union FIFPRO and the 33-nation European Leagues group filed a formal complaint on competition grounds alleging FIFA fails to consult properly on commercially-motivated decisions.

FIFA previously suggested there was hypocrisy in European soccer, which sees clubs play lucrative offseason games worldwide, while it had a global duty to protect and develop the game. MDT/AP

Player unions and leagues in Europe go to Brussels with latest legal challenge against FIFA

Player unions and leagues in Europe go to Brussels with latest legal challenge against FIFA

Player unions and leagues in Europe go to Brussels with latest legal challenge against FIFA

Player unions and leagues in Europe go to Brussels with latest legal challenge against FIFA

Player unions and leagues in Europe go to Brussels with latest legal challenge against FIFA