the Bosman ruling

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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 )
博斯曼法案（歐洲法院認可，有歐盟公民資格的足球運動員，在與俱樂部郃同期滿之後，有權(quán)在不支付任何轉(zhuǎn)會費的情況下到歐盟另外任何國家踢球）
After the Bosman ruling , a player was free to leave as soon as his contract expired . 博斯曼法案通過以後，球員郃同一旦期滿即可自由離開。 返回 the Bosman ruling