The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) welcomed Friday’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which found some FIFA rules on the transfer of footballers to be contrary to European law, and reiterated its willingness to enter into negotiations with the apex body of football.
He CJEUIn particular, it specifies the payment of compensation by the new club of the football player, when his previous contract is unilaterally terminated; as well as the imposition of penalties for non-compliance with this order and the possibility of federations denying the transfer certificate during the pendency of the lawsuit.
The court ruled this Friday on a French-related case Lassana Diarra, former Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain footballer, among others, which challenged part of the regulations applicable to the contractual relationship between players and clubs of FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RETJ).
FIFPRO, in light of this, was praised Lassana Diarra for “sustaining a challenge of such necessity.” Also, he was proud to be able to support him and pointed out that the French “succeeded to ensure that thousands of players around the world benefit from a new system that guarantees respect for their labor rights.”
“This decision is not only important for Lassana Diarra but for all footballers, active and retired. “FIFPRO will continue to evaluate what this decision actually entails for all of them,” it was indicated in a statement.
FIFPRO also reiterates its “willingness to enter into negotiations with FIFA and the other social partners of professional football to jointly agree on a new set of rules that comply with EU regulations and respect the rights of players.”
For Stephane Burchkalteracting general secretary of FIFPRO, the decision “provides two main elements from which conclusions will have to be drawn in the coming days.”
The first, it was reported, was “all professional football players harmed by these illegal rules – which FIFPRO “We need to consider together, with all our members, the means that players can use to get compensation for injuries suffered throughout their careers,” he added.
The second for Burchkalter is that “the current regulations, defined unilaterally by FIFA, do not remain for a long time.”
“It is important that the professional labor market in football is defined by social partners, including footballers, national unions and their global representative, FIFPRO. This must be done in a collective and inclusive way, and through a system of negotiation of any rules that have an impact on the working conditions and employment status of football players must open their eyes and stop operating as a monopoly,” he specified.
Source: La Verdad
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