ˌɛsvˈiː wˈɪlhɪlmʃˌeɪvən fˈaɪld sˈuːt ɐɡˈɛnst fˈiːfə ɪn dʒˈɜːmən kˈoːɹt tʊ ˌoʊvɚtˈɜːn ðə ɹˌɛlᵻɡˈeɪʃən ˈɔːɹdɚ, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðˌæɾə dʒˈɜːmən kˈoːɹt dᵻsˈɪʒən fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ðætðə pˈeɪmənt ʌv tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən wʌzɐ ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnt ʌv tɹˈeɪd ˌʌndɚ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən lˈɔː ʌv fɹˈiː tʃˈɔɪs ʌv ɛmplˈɔɪmənt mˈɛnt ðæt ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt hæv tə pˈeɪ sˈʌtʃ kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən.
SV Wilhelmshaven filed suit against FIFA in German court to overturn the relegation order, stating that a German Court decision (from 2004) that the payment of training compensation was a restraint of trade under European law of free choice of employment meant that they did not have to pay such compensation.