THE CONTEXT OF THE SOCIAL DIALOGUE IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

U ovom radu bavit ću se problematikom uspostavljanja učinkovitog socijalnog dijaloga u nogometu. Njegova održivost ovisi o zajedničkim interesima i uspostavljanju učinkovite ravnoteže moći između igrača, klubova i regulatora. Europski socijalni dijalog, snažno poduprt od strane institucija EU, postaje sve važnijim čimbenikom u reguliranju odnosa, pa tako i radnopravnih odnosa, u profesionalnom sportu. U radu se analiziraju izvori europskog prava na temu socijalnog dijaloga u sportu s posebnim osvrtom na nogomet putem kojeg postepeno idemo ka stvaranju pravnog okvira za socijalni dijalog na razini čitavog sporta na području Europske unije. Naglasit ću i autonomne akte sportskih udruženja, udruženja klubova i sindikata sportaša tj predstavnika radnika. Najveće dostignuće socijalnog dijaloga u sportu je Sporazum o minimalnim zahtjevima za standardni ugovor igrača u profesionalnom nogometu na području država članica EU-a i UEFA-e koji je zaključen 19. travnja 2012. godine.This paper is about the issue of establishing an effective social dialogue in football. Its sustainability depends on common interests and the establishment of an effective balance of power between players, clubs and regulators. European Social Dialogue, strongly supported by the EU institutions, becomes an increasingly important factor in regulating relationships, as well as working relations, in professional sports. The paper analyzes the sources of European law on the topic of social dialogue in sport with a special focus on football, through which we gradually move towards the creation of a legal framework for social dialogue at the level of the whole sport in the European Union. I will also emphasize the autonomous acts of sports associations, associations of clubs and sports athletes, i.e. representatives of workers. The biggest achievement of social dialogue in sports is the Agreement on minimum requirements for standard contract of players in professional football on the territory of EU Member States and UEFA concluded on 19 April 2012. Ke