What place does play have in modern soccer?

Once again this year, the Football World Cup has probably kept spectators from all countries and all walks of life on the edge of their seats. The ideal opportunity to look back at the transformations of modern soccer and their consequences for what still constitutes the essence of the king of sports: the game.

Soccer is undeniably one of the sports that has undergone the most dramatic changes in the last thirty years. The origin? The Bosman ruling, issued by the European Court of Justice in 1995. Club Liège wanted to prevent its player Jean-Marc Bosman from joining the French club Dunkerque. The Court ruled in favor of the player, considering that the club's ban violated Community law and the free movement of persons.

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