FIFA suspends foreign contracts in Ukraine and Russia
The FIFA announced this Monday that it has adopted a series of temporary rules for employment and registration of foreign players and coaches in Ukraine and Russia, so that their contracts will be suspended until June 30 so that they can Sign for any club.
“After the escalation of the russian invasion Ukraine, which has caused an ongoing and harrowing human crisis, the FIFA Council bureau has decided – in coordination with UEFA and after consultation with various stakeholders – to temporarily amend the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP ) in order to provide legal certainty and clarity on a number of issues”.
Thus, FIFA points out that, “in relation to the situation in Ukraine, in order to provide the players and coaches the opportunity to work and receive a salary, and to protect Ukrainian clubs, unless the parties to the relevant contract explicitly agree otherwise, all employment contracts of foreign players and coaches with clubs affiliated to the Ukrainian federation ( UAF) will be considered automatically suspended until the end of the season in Ukraine (June 30, 2022), without the need for any action by the parties to that effect.”