Lassana Diarra, FIFA, Court of Justice for the European Union
8 June 2026
FIFA has settled its legal dispute with Lassana Diarra, ending one strand of a case that challenged football’s transfer rules. FIFA said it made no admission of liability and paid no compensation to the former midfielder.
Diarra’s earlier court win forced FIFA to rewrite parts of its regulations after EU judges found rules breached competition law. Wider class-action claims remain active, keeping pressure on the transfer system beyond this settlement.