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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The Wrong Kind of Exceptional: Oscar Bobb’s Uselessly Close Article 19 Case
Article 19 of FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players remains a tough wall to clear. Generally, the rule bars clubs from signing foreign players under age 18, except in three limited circumstances.[1] The most controversial of these is exception (a), which allows the transfer if the player’s parent moved to the new …
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