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FIFA will open “a global dialogue” aimed at adapting the transfer system in football following the recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case brought by Lassana Diarra, the sport’s world governing body said Monday.
“FIFA will now initiate a global dialogue with key stakeholders. Together with them, FIFA will determine what conclusions must be drawn from the Diarra decision, and which changes are most appropriate and suitable,” FIFA’s chief legal and compliance officer, Emilio Garcia Silvero, said in a statement.
The changes would relate to article 17 of FIFA’s regulations governing the status and transfer of players.
“Among the topics for discussion are the parameters to calculate compensation for breach of contract, sanctions for breach of contract and a mechanism to issue the International Transfer Certificate” allowing players to change clubs, Garcia Silvero added in a video interview.
“FIFA will always act in compliance with European law.”