the Bosman rulingnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈbɒzmən ˌruː.lɪŋ//ˈbɑːzmən ˌruː.lɪŋ/a decision by the European Court of Justice allowing professional football players in the European Union to move to a another club at the end of their existing contract without their old club receiving a transfer fee (= money from the club that buys the player):
After the Bosman ruling, a player was free to leave as soon as his contract expired.
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