ABSTRACT
Sport has become a global industry, representing more than 3% of world trade and is worth C12 billion a year in consumer spending (‘European competition Law and sport – some recent developments’ (2001) Sport and Law Journal, p 116). As such, sport is becoming a business like any other. It is reaping the benefits of commercialism but is now subject to the regulatory probing of the EU and its competition rules. Sport’s multi-faceted nature and its diverse range of bodies, organisations and people promoting, participating in, or involved with its business or regulation, has led to varied jurisprudence in the area which has taken time to develop and is only now coming to fruition.
