Former France midfielder Lassana Diarra is restarting legal proceedings seeking £56m in compensation from Fifa and the Royal Belgian Football Association.

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.

Former France midfielder Lassana Diarra has launched a court case against FIFA and the Royal Belgium Football Association, seeking $76 million in compensation as part of a long-running dispute.

Former France midfielder Lassana Diarra is restarting legal proceedings seeking 65 million euros ($75.93 million) in damages from FIFA and the Belgian FA after the European Union's top court (CJEU) ruled in October that some world soccer body rules breached EU laws.

PARIS - Former France international Lassana Diarra is seeking €65 million (US$76 million) from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) and the Belgian football association as part of a long-running legal battle,

Former French international midfielder Lassana Diarra has lodged a 65-million-euro (£56m) lawsuit against FIFA and the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) in a Belgian

Lassana Diarra is demanding $76 million in damages from FIFA and the Belgian Football Association in a legal case over transfer rules

There can be no more claim or counter-claim about what Alexander Isak might be thinking and it blows apart Newcastle United’s policy of containment this summer. They have attempted to tough it out, to see through a testing transfer window with the aim of keeping their best player,