Bosman Ruling

Global Economics, Justice And Football

Ah, the purity of sport.

10 years or so on, the Bosman ruling is still being felt.  Don't know what the Bosman ruling is?  Read up on the articles linked below.  Basically, it allowed free-agency in football in Europe.
The NY Times reports on the Bosman ruling, with a nice synopsis here from the BBC.

Interesting reading in the history of football especially with the current crop of Champions League teams still playing:

Marseille (France)
AC Milan (Italy)
Barcelona (Spain)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Chelsea (England)
Benfica (Portugal)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
APOEL (Cyprus...yup, Cyprus!)