Article 19 of FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players blocks international transfers of players under 18, except in five limited circumstances. One of those is exception (c), which allows the transfer if (1) the player lives within 50 km of a national border, (2) the new club is located within 50 km …
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Small Clubs and Solidarity Payments
A club’s benefit from solidarity depends on its size – the smaller the club, the more important the payments. Two years ago, I used Sweden’s IF Bromma, then a second-tier side, to illustrate the point. Consistently, Bromma made about €40-45k in solidarity each season (two windows). In the 2021-2022 season (I am using fall-spring, even …
Terry Brennan Law 