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EUSportRoL - ENG

The framework of relations between the European legal system and the sports legal system is in clear evolution. In recent years, the positions of the European institutions and by the sports institutions seem to be moving towards a radicalization. It becomes urgent to attribute a juridical definition of the principle of autonomy/specificity of sport, which can be shared by European and sporting institutions and which can therefore guide the activity of governments, state institutions, national and federal sporting structures, but also of private operators such as sports clubs and athletes. The definition of the autonomy of sport passes through the description and analysis of the current forms of sports governance. In order to claim wider spaces of autonomy within the European legal system, it appears necessary that sports institutions definitively evolve towards the respect for European principles and values, the rule of law and the rules of good governance generally imposed on public actors. In this regard, it seems necessary to dwell on the concept of sport integrity, which should inspire more than any other the activity of sports institutions and which European institutions themselves should aim to achieve. It seems undeniable that sport integrity could rise to the rank of European value and could constitute a benefit for those who practice sports in Europe and for all European citizens, with specific reference to the integration and inclusion of vulnerable categories. The promotion of sports for all and its values within the European framework requires compliance with the conventions and documents on sport existing at an international and European level. From this point of view, it is necessary to carry out an analysis of the effective respect of the principles affirmed within the context of the EU and of the Member States, arriving at identifying, on the basis of a comparative legal analysis, gaps and points of force of the current legal and juridical framework.