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UK’s CMA Probes Scottish Soccer Club Over Pricing

By  |  December 17, 2020

The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Rangers FC and sportswear retailers over the price of replica football kits.

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    On Wednesday, December 16, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed it has opened an initial inquiry into potential “anti-competitive behavior.”

    It said it is probing Rangers and Hummel, which manufactures the club’s kit, as well as retailers Greaves Sports and JD Sports.

    The investigation process, which is expected to take six months, will look into suspected breaches of competition law, it stated.

    The regulator announced, “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.”

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