Dear all,
Does anyone know if clubs can agree to different training compensation fees contrary to FIFA regulations? Would such agreement between clubs be valid?
The club A had a player whom they trained for 5 years. He refused professional contract with his club and went to play for club B (even though they offered lower salary). Clubs belong to different EU MSs.
The compensation fee was agreed between clubs - more than double less than what club B would normally have to pay. This agreement was concluded on these terms because club A is a third category club that does not have lawyers and are managed by former players who did not know their club's rights. They also agreed to pay in installations instead of full sum due to them after 30 days. The club B has paid only one installation out of 4 and is refusing to pay the rest.
Is there a case in Dispute Resolution Chamber that deals precisely with this kind of situation? I can read between the lines as in some cases it seems that clubs were able to wave their right to compensation, so the factual setting I described might be analogous situation. On the other hand, the club A did not really know what they were entitled to and the agreement was signed without that knowledge.
Thanks in advance for any ideas you might have about this!
Katarina Pijetlovic, LL.M, LL.Lic
Lecturer in EU Law
Tallinn Law School
Tallinn University of Technology
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