Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 July 2026.#ROGON GmbH & Co. KG and Others v Deutscher Fußballbund eV (DFB).#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Internal market – Competition – Professional football – Article 101(1) TFEU – Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Regulations of a national football federation – Purchase of services from third parties outside that federation – Activity of the players’ agents – Restriction of competition by object or by effect – Exception to the prohibition in Article 101(1) TFEU – Scope – Objectives pursued by those regulations – Whether justified – Conditions – Pursuit of legitimate objectives in the public interest – Necessity – Proportionality.#Case C-428/23.