The Football Association and the Premier League are debating the dates for the summer transfer window. That is despite FIFA’s Transfer Matching System publishing a provisional window of June 9th to August 31st. In 2017 the Premier League voted to close the summer window before the start of the new season, but they reverted to going back to the old ...
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New rules for transfers announced
Given that the Brexit transition period is about to come to an end, and from January 1st players from EU countries will no longer be able to come and live and work in England as they please, new transfer rules have been announced by the FA, the Premier League and the EFL. From January, players will require a Governing Body ...
Read More »Talks begin over transfer policy post Brexit
The FA and the Premier League have begun talks over the transfer policy for English football post Brexit. The UK has officially left the EU, but they are in the middle of a transition period which allows for some latitude in terms of the interpretation of rules and regulations; that ends in January 2021. The FA is keen to see ...
Read More »FA takes FIFA to court
The Football Association is taking the world’s governing body, FIFA, to court. The case relates to the two window transfer ban handed out to Chelsea in February 2019 for breaching the rules on signing players from abroad aged under 18. The West London club were also fined, as were the FA, who were warned by FIFA that they needed to ...
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