Lawyers for former France international Lassana Diarra said Monday he is claiming €65 million ($76m) from FIFA and the Belgian football federation after a landmark legal win about transfer rules.

Diarra's decade-long challenge to FIFA after a breakdown in relations with his former club Lokomotiv Moscow led to a ruling at the European Court of Justice last October that some aspects of football's transfer rules do not comply with the 27-nation European Union's labor and competition laws.

Lawyers for the 40-year-old former Chelsea , Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder cited "unsuccessful settlement negotiations with FIFA" for the financial claim for damages throughout his career.

"Lassana Diarra is claiming €65m gross (€35m net) in compensation from FIFA and the Belgian Football Ass

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