EU: FIFPRO, UEFA & European Leagues welcome the adoption of the resolution on the European sport model

"Beyond defending the existing model, the EU Parliament aligns strongly with UEFA's vision for the future. It underlines that access to European competitions must be earned on the pitch through annual domestic performance, that the healthy balance between club and national team football must be safeguarded, and that domestic league matches should belong in their home territories," said UEFA on 07/10/2025.

The European confederation's statement comes after the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on the same day (with 86.4% of the vote) on "the role of European Union policies in shaping the European sport model."

The resolution highlights the importance of financial solidarity and redistribution mechanisms linking professional and amateur sport, the importance of regulations on financial viability, and the need to combat doping and piracy. It also calls on the European Commission to "fulfil its role as the guardian of the Treaties by actively monitoring and addressing threats, at all levels, to the values-based European Sport Model, including breakaway competitions…