Court of Justice of the European Union · EU

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 July 2026.#ZD and MI v Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) and Others.#References for a preliminary ruling – Disciplinary sanctions in the area of sport – Temporary prohibition on the pursuit of certain professional activities, imposed by a national sports association on two directors of a professional football club – Infringement consisting in making or approving false financial and accounting statements – Internal market – Articles 45 and 56 TFEU – Obstacle to the freedom of movement for workers and the freedom to provide services – Whether justified – Legitimate objective in the public interest – Proper conduct of sporting competitions – Observance of the principle of proportionality – Determination of sanctions – Existence of transparent, objective, non-discriminatory, proportionate and verifiable criteria – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Effective judicial protection – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Right to an effective remedy – Whether there is effective judicial review – National legislation allowing the court having jurisdiction over the indirect review of the lawfulness of those sanctions to award compensation to the persons subject to sanctions but not to annul or suspend those sanctions.#Joined Cases C-424/24 and C-425/24.

Identifier

CELEX 62024CJ0424_RES

Status

decided

Decided

16 July 2026

Official source

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0424_RES

Source provider

eurlex

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