The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has decided that the German Football Association's (DFB) rules for football agents follow EU competition laws.

歐盟法院 (CJEU) 裁定，德國足協 (DFB) 針對足球經紀人的規定符合歐盟競爭法。

The legal case began when a sports management company from Austria, called ROGON, and an individual agent challenged the DFB. They argued that the DFB's rules regarding the registration, licensing, and payment of agents, as well as how they work with players and clubs, broke EU antitrust laws. However, after reviewing the case, the CJEU decided that these regulations are allowed if they are necessary to achieve legitimate goals for the public interest and do not unfairly limit competition.

這起法律案件始於一家名為 ROGON 的奧地利體育管理公司及一名個人經紀人對 DFB 提出挑戰。他們主張 DFB 關於經紀人的註冊、執照申請與付款，以及他們與球員和球會合作方式的規定，違反了歐盟的反壟斷法。然而，在審理案件後，歐盟法院決定，如果這些規定是為了實現符合公眾利益的正當目標所必需，且未不公平地限制競爭，則是被允許的。

This decision comes at a time when courts are looking more closely at how sports are governed. For example, the court previously ruled that some of FIFA's transfer systems broke EU law, which will likely give players more power and lower transfer costs. On the other hand, in April, the court supported the legality of agreements made between Portuguese clubs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, this latest ruling confirms that sports federations can control their systems as long as the measures serve a proven public purpose.

這一決定出現在法院更密切關注體育治理方式之際。例如，法院先前裁定 FIFA 的部分轉會制度違反歐盟法，這可能會賦予球員更多權力並降低轉會成本。另一方面，法院在四月支持了葡萄牙球會於 COVID-19 疫情期間達成協議的合法性。因此，此次最新的裁決確認，只要相關措施服務於已證實的公眾目的，體育聯合會即可管控其制度。

The CJEU has confirmed that the DFB's agent regulations are legal, as long as they serve legitimate public interests.

歐盟法院已確認 DFB 的經紀人規定合法，只要其服務於正當的公眾利益。