The FIFA decided to maintain the extraordinary situation that exists in Ukrainian and Russian football as a result of the invasion of Ukraine through RussiaAttack that started more than two years ago, on February 24, 2022.
Just a few weeks later, on March 7 and 16, 2022, the highest body in the world of football decided to implement a series of measures due to the extraordinary situation of football and its competitions in both countries. The measures were extended again on June 20 of the same year and were extended again in due course, as the conflict remained unresolved. All of them will come into effect again from June 30, at the same time as the end of season contracts and the start of the summer transfer window in UEFA territory.
So the right of foreign players and coaches to leave the territories of Ukraine and Russia as a consequence of the armed conflict, and unwilling to return at this time due to the state of war, to unilaterally suspend their contracts with clubs of both countries, Suspension to be implemented throughout the next 2024-2025 season, until June 30 of 2025.
And it also maintains the right for players and coaches still playing in these countries to suspend their employment contracts unilaterally and within a set date. That is, for example, today on this date of June 30, which is the date set for the end of the contracts of footballers and coaches, which coincides with the beginning of the summer transfer window in the Old Continent. And it also maintains the obligation to pay training compensation.
Source: La Verdad
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