The ‘Gatekeeping’ Power of Sports Governing Bodies: Entry Barriers into Professional Sports Leagues under EU Competition Law
While the original ideals of sport were rooted primarily in recreation and physical competition, they have since long been complemented, potentially even overshadowed, by elements of entertainment and commercialization. At the center of professional sports stand sports governing bodies, typically or- ganized as non-profit organizations, which are responsible for regulating their respective discipl
