The final speech, given at the presentation of the «Codice di giustizia sportiva F.I.G.C. annotato con la dottrina e la giurisprudenza, ESI, Napoli, 2016», provides an explanation of the concept of "specific nature of sport", on the basis of a unified vision of the whole legal system and in light of the principle of subsidiarity. The proposed methodological approach allows to pinpoint the right dimension of the autonomy conferred on sports bodies.