The FIFA Council approved the FIFA Clearing House Regulations at its meeting in Auckland/Tmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand, which was a significant step in ensuring accountability and transparency in the international transfer system. The rules are the outcome of FIFA’s thorough reform of the transfer system and come after a protracted consultation process that was started by the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee in 2017.
The rules, which will go into effect on November 16, 2022, are a set of requirements that the FIFA Clearing House must follow in order to centralise, process, and automate club-to-club payments, initially for training rewards (training compensation and solidarity contributions), while also promoting financial transparency and integrity in the system of international transfers.
Nearly USD 400 million is expected to be distributed annually to training clubs through the FIFA Clearing House, a five-fold increase over the present scenario.
“These regulations send a clear message in relation to international transfer reform: FIFA is committed to protecting the integrity of the game and ensuring the organic functioning of the football pyramid in a spirit of solidarity and transparency,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.
Football must implement a redistribution mechanism that is fair at all levels of the game and is motivated by accountability.
“With regard to the international transfer of minors, the FIFA Council also decided to create the first-ever regulatory framework for trials, which will include guidelines for medical care, the legal minimum age, and a practical method for obtaining legal protection. Additionally, the FIFA Council decided to implement stricter regulations for private academies in order to improve oversight of minors.
Additionally, it updated and expanded the use of the humanitarian exception stipulated in the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players to better reflect real-world situations.
In-depth presentations on the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023TM were also given to the FIFA Council, which held its first meeting in the Oceania Football Confederation region. The FIFA President expressed his desire to see the market be open to considering a more reasonable value of the broadcast rights for the event.
The FIFA President reaffirmed that everyone was welcome to attend the forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM to see the greatest exhibition on earth.
It was also decided that four items would be presented at a subsequent FIFA Council meeting, namely the appointment of hosts for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2023™️, proposed amendments to the FIFA Disciplinary Code and to the FIFA Code of Ethics, and the approval of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations..
Infantino: In a spirit of cooperation and openness, FIFA is dedicated to upholding the game’s integrity.
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