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Calculated Shard: 137 (from laksa168)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa137.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.politico.eu/article/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.politico.eu/article/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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But they failed to score as the General Court\nrejected\ntheir bid Wednesday.\nFan group Penya Barça Lyon: More than supporters went to court to try to compel the European Commission to take action against the French Football Association and probe alleged state support for PSG which they claim helped fund the multi-million euro transfer package that lured him away from Barcelona.\nJudges in Luxembourg weren't sympathetic. The fans aren't PSG's economic rivals, they said, nor can they claim to be an \"interested party\" in defense of the values of football and sport as a common good since they don't show how the alleged harm affects them personally. The court also said that \"it has no jurisdiction to issue injunctions\" to order European Union institutions to take action as the fans want.","attrs_markdown":"![](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tr?id=394368290733607&ev=PageView&noscript=1)\n\n[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer\/#main)\n\nAdvertisement\n\nMenu\n\nEdition: Europe\n\n- [Europe](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/?no-geo-redirect)\n- [UK](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/uk\/)\n- [France](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/france-politics-news\/)\n- [Germany](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/tag\/german-politics\/)\n- [US](https:\/\/www.politico.com\/)\n\n- - [Policy areas](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer\/)\n    - [Agriculture and Food](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/section\/agriculture\/)\n    - [Central Banker](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/section\/central-banker\/)\n    - [Competition and Industrial Policy](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/section\/competition\/)\n    - 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[Competition and Industrial Policy](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/section\/competition\/)\n\n# Barça fans miss on EU court bid over Messi’s PSG transfer\nGeneral Court won’t order European Commission to take action on potential state aid for Paris Saint-Germain.\n\n- [Copy Link Copied](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer\/ \"Copy Link\")\n- [Share via email](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4b7429242f3276233f3f3b386e780a6e790d6e790d3c3c3c653b2427223f222824652e3e6e790d2a393f2228272e6e790d292a39282a662d2a25386626223838662425662e3e6628243e393f6629222f66243d2e3966262e38382238663b382c663f392a25382d2e396e790d6d687b787370383e29212e283f76092a396e08786e0a7c2a6e797b2d2a25386e797b262238386e797b24256e797b0e1e6e797b28243e393f6e797b29222f6e797b243d2e396e797b062e3838226e0e796e737b6e7272386e797b1b180c6e797b3f392a25382d2e39 \"EMail\")\n- [Share on X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/post\/?url=https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer\/&text=Bar%C3%A7a%20fans%20miss%20on%20EU%20court%20bid%20over%20Messi%E2%80%99s%20PSG%20transfer \"X\")\n- [Share on WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Bar%C3%A7a%20fans%20miss%20on%20EU%20court%20bid%20over%20Messi%E2%80%99s%20PSG%20transfer%20https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer\/ \"WhatsApp\")\n- [Share on LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer\/&title=Bar%C3%A7a%20fans%20miss%20on%20EU%20court%20bid%20over%20Messi%E2%80%99s%20PSG%20transfer&summary=Bar%C3%A7a%20fans%20miss%20on%20EU%20court%20bid%20over%20Messi%E2%80%99s%20PSG%20transfer&source=https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/barca-fans-miss-on-eu-court-bid-over-messis-psg-transfer\/ \"Linkedin\")\n\n![FBL-ESP-LIGA-BARCELONA-MESSI-CAMP NOU](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1160,height=773,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08\/GettyImages-1234601623-scaled.jpg)\n\nLionel Messi's transfer to PSG sparked outrage among FC Barcelona fans in 2021 \\| Pau Barrena\/AFP via Getty Images\n\nFebruary 8, 2023   12:18 pm CET\n\nBy  [Pietro Lombardi](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/author\/pietro-lombardi\/) and   [Aoife White](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/author\/aoife-white\/)\n\nFC Barcelona fans tried to get a European Union court to take action against star footballer Lionel Messi's 2021 transfer to rival club Paris Saint-Germain. But they failed to score as the General Court [rejected](https:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/juris\/document\/document.jsf?text=&docid=270310&pageIndex=0&doclang=FR&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=2544655) their bid Wednesday.\n\nFan group Penya Barça Lyon: More than supporters went to court to try to compel the European Commission to take action against the French Football Association and probe alleged state support for PSG which they claim helped fund the multi-million euro transfer package that lured him away from Barcelona.\n\nJudges in Luxembourg weren't sympathetic. The fans aren't PSG's economic rivals, they said, nor can they claim to be an \"interested party\" in defense of the values of football and sport as a common good since they don't show how the alleged harm affects them personally. The court also said that \"it has no jurisdiction to issue injunctions\" to order European Union institutions to take action as the fans want.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe ruling backs the Commission's refusal to accept complaints over the transfer.\n\nMessi's transfer [fueled](https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/?p=1791486) a debate on top clubs' efforts to form a breakaway league that's spilled over to the EU courts. 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Boilerpipe Text	FC Barcelona fans tried to get a European Union court to take action against star footballer Lionel Messi's 2021 transfer to rival club Paris Saint-Germain. But they failed to score as the General Court rejected their bid Wednesday. Fan group Penya Barça Lyon: More than supporters went to court to try to compel the European Commission to take action against the French Football Association and probe alleged state support for PSG which they claim helped fund the multi-million euro transfer package that lured him away from Barcelona. Judges in Luxembourg weren't sympathetic. The fans aren't PSG's economic rivals, they said, nor can they claim to be an "interested party" in defense of the values of football and sport as a common good since they don't show how the alleged harm affects them personally. The court also said that "it has no jurisdiction to issue injunctions" to order European Union institutions to take action as the fans want.
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But they failed to score as the General Court [rejected](https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=270310&pageIndex=0&doclang=FR&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=2544655) their bid Wednesday. Fan group Penya Barça Lyon: More than supporters went to court to try to compel the European Commission to take action against the French Football Association and probe alleged state support for PSG which they claim helped fund the multi-million euro transfer package that lured him away from Barcelona. Judges in Luxembourg weren't sympathetic. The fans aren't PSG's economic rivals, they said, nor can they claim to be an "interested party" in defense of the values of football and sport as a common good since they don't show how the alleged harm affects them personally. The court also said that "it has no jurisdiction to issue injunctions" to order European Union institutions to take action as the fans want. Advertisement Advertisement The ruling backs the Commission's refusal to accept complaints over the transfer. Messi's transfer [fueled](https://www.politico.eu/?p=1791486) a debate on top clubs' efforts to form a breakaway league that's spilled over to the EU courts. The Court of Justice should [rule this year](https://www.politico.eu/?p=2429091) on whether football's governing bodies can rein the clubs in. The case is [T-538/21 PBL and WA v Commission](https://curia.europa.eu/juris/fiche.jsf?id=T%3B538%3B21%3BRD%3B1%3BP%3B1%3BT2021%2F0538%2FP). 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Readable Markdown	FC Barcelona fans tried to get a European Union court to take action against star footballer Lionel Messi's 2021 transfer to rival club Paris Saint-Germain. But they failed to score as the General Court [rejected](https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=270310&pageIndex=0&doclang=FR&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=2544655) their bid Wednesday. Fan group Penya Barça Lyon: More than supporters went to court to try to compel the European Commission to take action against the French Football Association and probe alleged state support for PSG which they claim helped fund the multi-million euro transfer package that lured him away from Barcelona. Judges in Luxembourg weren't sympathetic. The fans aren't PSG's economic rivals, they said, nor can they claim to be an "interested party" in defense of the values of football and sport as a common good since they don't show how the alleged harm affects them personally. The court also said that "it has no jurisdiction to issue injunctions" to order European Union institutions to take action as the fans want.
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