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Article: Extra time: are the new FIFA transfer rules doomed *?(Federation Internationale de Football Association)
- Article from:
- The International Sports Law Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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With the Bosman decision, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) forced the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to change its transfer rules. These new rules, adopted in July 2001, were supposed to answer the ECJ concerns about the restriction of the free movement
Introduction
The Bosman (1) decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) transformed the rules of international soccer (2) transfers, giving more freedom to the players. It also placed the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), soccer's international governing body, in a difficult situation. They were forced to revise their rules on international ...