Belgian court rules UEFA homegrown player quotas are legal

Belgian court rules UEFA's homegrown player quotas are legal, rejecting a challenge from Royal Antwerp and Israeli player Lior Rafaelov.

A Belgian court has ruled that UEFA's regulations requiring clubs to field a minimum percentage of homegrown players are lawful. The decision came in a case brought by Royal Antwerp and Israeli footballer Lior Rafaelov, who challenged the quotas as potentially discriminatory. The ruling upholds UEFA's framework for academy-trained player requirements in squad registration.