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[fundy]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fi...nes-to-address-legal-consequences-of-covid-19

Looks like FIFA have looked into it

First sentence says it all!

Following the unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19 at all levels of football, FIFA has worked on a series of recommendations and guidelines to address some of the key practical issues arising from the pandemic, especially with regard to player contracts and the transfer system generally.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Worst case, players leave but they can not play for their new team until the conclusion of the current season. It means some clubs will lose players come June 1st but they will not be allowed to play again and benefit other teams. That is within the power of UEFA. Best of a bad job if players wont bend to the situation.

 

[fundy]

Worst case, players leave but they can not play for their new team until the conclusion of the current season. It means some clubs will lose players come June 1st but they will not be allowed to play again and benefit other teams. That is within the power of UEFA. Best of a bad job if players wont bend to the situation.

how is that within the power of UEFA, theyll be in court on restraint of trade before Ronaldo can lace his boots up!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

how is that within the power of UEFA, theyll be in court on restraint of trade before Ronaldo can lace his boots up!

Registration and ability to play is different, I think, to signing a player. You register with your league, leagues follow UEFA rules. Anyway, don't you have to register your squad at some point, there is a cut off. Until the season ends I don't see how a league would allow a newly bought player to be added to the playing squad. Those players would have to sit out the remainder of the season. That isn't restraint of trade, it's following the rules (probably)

 

[fundy]

Registration and ability to play is different, I think, to signing a player. You register with your league, leagues follow UEFA rules. Anyway, don't you have to register your squad at some point, there is a cut off. Until the season ends I don't see how a league would allow a newly bought player to be added to the playing squad. Those players would have to sit out the remainder of the season.

And as soon as you do that one of the players will instruct his lawyer to act, restraint of trade will take a competent one about 30 seconds and UEFA and the club will be in the can for compensation at which point the floodgates open

You only have to read the FIFA directive to know what comes from the governing bodies will be guidance not rules as they wont be able to enforce rules in this day and age where the lawyers will have them over a barrel and they wont be rushing to give them a chance to prove it

 

[ColchesterFC]

Registration and ability to play is different, I think, to signing a player. You register with your league, leagues follow UEFA rules. Anyway, don't you have to register your squad at some point, there is a cut off. Until the season ends I don't see how a league would allow a newly bought player to be added to the playing squad. Those players would have to sit out the remainder of the season. That isn't restraint of trade, it's following the rules (probably)

Not sure how it would affect those who are out of contract at the end of the season but have signed pre-contracts with their new club. That contract must have a start date so that could cause some legal issues.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Not sure how it would affect those who are out of contract at the end of the season but have signed pre-contracts with their new club. That contract must have a start date so that could cause some legal issues.

They would still join that new club, they just could not play for them until the completion of the current season. The leagues would not accept them as being part of their new clubs squad until the season ended.

 

[Imurg]

Professional sport banned in the Netherlands until September.........
Will other European countries follow suit..?

 

[Deleted member 1740]

The contract issue is a very straightforward one. Either stay and play until the Season has finished or leave but your registration is withheld until the season has finished.

Common sense and flexibility on both sides is needed.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Professional sport banned in the Netherlands until September.........
Will other European countries follow suit..?

Wow.

This could open the gates to other countries doing the same.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Wow.

This could open the gates to other countries doing the same.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www....may-season-restart_sto7731258/story-amp.shtml

Yet Germany looking to start up again Mid May

Which country is reacting the right way ?

Can’t see the UK banning all professional sport for that long

 

[Liverbirdie]

And as soon as you do that one of the players will instruct his lawyer to act, restraint of trade will take a competent one about 30 seconds and UEFA and the club will be in the can for compensation at which point the floodgates open

You only have to read the FIFA directive to know what comes from the governing bodies will be guidance not rules as they wont be able to enforce rules in this day and age where the lawyers will have them over a barrel and they wont be rushing to give them a chance to prove it

As LT says you bring in a temporary rule that you cant register and play for new clubs until a certain date / criteria.

They would still be paid by the new club, just not playing yet, similar to when a player is "cup-tied".

 

[fundy]

As LT says you bring in a temporary rule that you cant register and play for new clubs until a certain date / criteria.

They would still be paid by the new club, just not playing yet, similar to when a player is "cup-tied".

you can bring the rule in, how long it lasts in a court of law when challenged a whole different ball game and plenty of the big Agents already doing plenty of positioning

 

[fundy]

The contract issue is a very straightforward one. Either stay and play until the Season has finished or leave but your registration is withheld until the season has finished.

Common sense and flexibility on both sides is needed.

since when have agents/lawyers in football decided common sense is the right approach?

 

[Liverbirdie]

you can bring the rule in, how long it lasts in a court of law when challenged a whole different ball game and plenty of the big Agents already doing plenty of positioning

How many agents have challenged the "cup-tied" rule?

 

[fundy]

How many agents have challenged the "cup-tied" rule?

long standing rule, set out in advance of contracts drawn up, not a new rule introduced post contracts as what youre proposing would be, very different scenarios imo

 

[Deleted member 18588]

long standing rule, set out in advance of contracts drawn up, not a new rule introduced post contracts as what youre proposing would be, very different scenarios imo

Also the transfer window being January rather than a deadline in March, as used to be the case, makes it less of an issue.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

since when have agents/lawyers in football decided common sense is the right approach?

You’ve a point.

What I would say is if there was any court proceedings, I’m pretty sure the courts would take into account the pandemic and would apply the appropriate common sense.

 

[fundy]

You’ve a point.

What I would say is if there was any court proceedings, I’m pretty sure the courts would take into account the pandemic and would apply the appropriate common sense.

Id love you to be right, sadly courts will never ever apply common sense, they will apply the letter of the law, if not they open themselves up to all sorts! The lawyers know it, the agents know it, the clubs know it, Uefa/Fifa know it

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Id love you to be right, sadly courts will never ever apply common sense, they will apply the letter of the law, if not they open themselves up to all sorts! The lawyers know it, the agents know it, the clubs know it, Uefa/Fifa know it

Sorry, I’ve just had a moment of madness......off to give my heed a wobble?