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Suspected anti-competitive behaviour in relation to the sale of Leicester City FC-branded products and merchandise

Competition Markets Authority

November 30
14:32 2022

Case timetable

Date Action
December 2022 to March 2023 Investigation ongoing
October 2022 to November 2022 Investigation ongoing
June 2022 to September 2022 Investigation ongoing
April 2022 to May 2022 Investigation ongoing
September 2021 to March 2022 Initial investigation, including information gathering, analysis and review of material. CMA analysis and review of information gathered.
September 2021 Investigation opened

Case information

On 23 September 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation under section 25 of the Competition Act 1998 (CA98) into suspected breaches of competition law by Leicester City Football Club Limited and JD Sports Fashion Plc, together with their affiliates. The investigation concerns suspected infringements of Chapter I of the CA98 in relation to the sale of Leicester City-branded products and merchandise in the United Kingdom.

Notes

At this stage the CMA believes that it has reasonable grounds to suspect one or more breaches of competition law. The CMA has not reached a view as to whether there is sufficient evidence of an infringement of competition law for it to issue a statement of objections or, ultimately, an infringement decision, to any party under investigation. Not all cases result in the CMA issuing a statement of objections or an infringement decision.

Personal data

The CMA may collect, use and share personal data for its investigations, including investigations under the Competition Act 1998. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

For more information about how the CMA handles personal information, please see the CMAs Personal Information Charter page.

Contacts

For any enquiries relating to this case, please contact: case51068enquiries@cma.gov.uk

Published 30 September 2021
Last updated 30 November 2022 +show all updates
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