The Bosman ruling, named after a Belgian player who successfully challenged the rule’s application to players from other European Union countries, eroded the limit, which collapsed altogether under the onslaught of the richest European clubs’ demand for a free hand in hiring the best players, wherever they might be found.
比利时球员博斯曼成功地挑战了这一规则适用于其他欧盟国家球员，以他的名字命名的裁决侵蚀了这一限制。欧洲最富有的俱乐部要求自由雇佣最好的球员，而无论他们在哪里被发现，这一限制最终在它们的攻击下瓦解。