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Lawrie

Lawrie has spent twenty years down the rabbit holes of football history — board minutes, transfer records, testimony, and the mechanics behind the famous stories.

The Bosman Ruling Did Not Make Football Free Overnight

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by Lawrie

The Bosman ruling is usually remembered as the moment footballers became free. The real mechanism was contract expiry, registration control, and a market that learned to price time.

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