international law – Terry Brennan Law

Foreign Clubs Turn MLS Money into Real Money

Earlier this year, FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber decided two cases that may complicate MLS’ life. In each case, a DRC panel ruled the league must pay solidarity when one MLS team transfers a player to another MLS team for general allocation money (“GAM”) – a currency that only exists within the league. This could force …

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Notes on Article 19: In pursuit of a more coherent standard

In late 2021, the Court of Arbitration for Sport denied 15-year-old American David Kelley’s[1] attempt to sign with Fehervar, one of Hungary’s top clubs. The player had argued he fell within the “not linked to football” exception to Article 19 of FIFA’s RSTP – the rule that, in most cases, prevents clubs from signing foreign …

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