The European Union and the UK competition law
The European Union and the UK competition law prohibits two major anti-competitive types of activities. Chapter I, Article 101, which provides for competitive agreements and Article 102 prohibitions of Chapter II, which provides for abuse of the dominant market positions. When van der Sande and other players try to push other players out of this market, they should understand that the football field is a dominant market in the EU provisions. Therefore, when they try to push other players out of the market, they violate Article 102 prohibitions of Chapter II, which prohibits the abuse of the dominant markets. These provisions are found in the Enterprise act of 2002 and the competition act of 1998.
Breaching article 101, chapter I can have great consequences. For instance, when van der Sande and other players engage in the investment activities breaching this provision, they may end up being charged up to 10% fines of their turnover. Consequently, for the breach to be enforceable, they should ensure that their investment agreement is in line with the 101 provisions; otherwise, the agreement will be void. Breaching the chapter, I will also lead to van der Sande and other subject players being disqualified from the football market leading to criminal sanctions. Failure to follow these provisions is regarded as harming anti-competitive behavior as it places other parties involved in the trading at a disadvantage.
In this case, van der Sande and other players involved in this deal can be seen to significantly breach chapter II article 102 when they try to push other traders out of the market. In this case, they can be stopped through Injunctions, which will prohibit them from causing such damages in the future. Consequently, they may face the consequences like being disqualified from this market field due to their anti-competitive acts. When they are trying to push others out of the market to reduce competition, this can be termed as unfair trading terms. This will likely lead to discriminatory pricing, as they may turn the market to be a monopoly in the future. Therefore, these parties should comply with all these provisions, which will contribute towards a fair competition.