FIFPro marks social pioneering moments and 25 years since game-changing Bosman ruling
By Andrew Warshaw
December 15 – International players’ union FIFPro is celebrating exactly 25 years since the landmark Bosman ruling that changed the face of world football.
Jean-Marc Bosman (pictured), now 56, was a Belgian journeyman professional who sought to move from RFC Liege in his homeland to Dunkerque in France. Bosman had refused a new ‘offer’ from Liege, which was in fact a pay cut, and when his request to move was blocked and he was suspended,
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