The interface between competition law and sports has been gathering increasing prominence in recent years, propelled by commercialisation and rising viewer interest. This interface often arises in the form of unrecognised private competitions and the regulator’s attempts to flex its power by threatening to sanction players who participate in such tournaments. Two recent major cases in the European Union (‘EU’), European Superleague Company v. Fédération internationale de football association (‘Superleague’) and Union of European Football Associations, and International Skating Union v. European Commission (‘ISU’) have transformed this interface and have laid down a pathway for the future. While these cases have been transformative for EU competition law, there are also lessons that Indian competition law can draw from them. These pertain to the legitimate objectives that regulators must protect, the lifetime of players, and the commercial viability of the sport. Each of these has significant areas of competition analysis that remain underutilised in India at present, leading to a missed opportunity. Therefore, it is argued that the incorporation of the EU’s analysis in the Superleague and ISU cases stands to enrich Indian competition law analysis.