MADRID: Five of Real Madrid’s star players are set to take legal action against seven online betting companies for using their images without consent, the club said.
David Beckham, Raul Gonzalez, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo “have consulted lawyer Jean-Luis Dupont,” said Real media chief Antonio Garcia Ferreras.
The team are also participating in the legal action, and said the companies are using Real’s name, photographs and illustrations on the Internet without authorisation.
Dupont is known for winning the landmark 1995 Bosman ruling, which allowed Jean-Marc Bosman and other soccer players to move freely to other European Union clubs. – AP
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David Beckham, Raul Gonzalez, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo “have consulted lawyer Jean-Luis Dupont,” said Real media chief Antonio Garcia Ferreras.
The team are also participating in the legal action, and said the companies are using Real’s name, photographs and illustrations on the Internet without authorisation.
Dupont is known for winning the landmark 1995 Bosman ruling, which allowed Jean-Marc Bosman and other soccer players to move freely to other European Union clubs. – AP
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