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FIFA RSTP 2027: A New Transfer System After Diarra
FIFA’s new Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players reshape the rules on contractual stability, compensation, player mobility and transfer economics. The reform answers some of the questions raised by Diarra — but its application is also likely to create new ones.
National-Team Injury and Guaranteed Salary: Recent Guidance from BAT
A recent Basketball Arbitral Tribunal award, in which I represented the player, considered what happens when a player suffers a serious injury while representing his national team under a multi-year fully guaranteed contract.
When Does a Football Contract Really Continue?
A recent FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber case in which I represented a football club is a useful reminder that extending a player’s contract is not always as simple as exercising an option, while the absence of a signature does not necessarily mean that no binding agreement exists.
Unpaid Football Salary: Preparing a FIFA Claim
An unpaid salary claim starts with the contract, the payment record and the correct forum. Before approaching FIFA, a player should also distinguish recovery of overdue remuneration from any decision to terminate the employment relationship.
Unpaid Basketball Salary: When Can a Player Bring a BAT Claim?
The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal can resolve contractual salary disputes when its jurisdiction has been agreed. The arbitration clause, evidence, procedure and prospects of collecting an award all deserve attention before filing.
Edgaras Zelionis and his agency: BAT claim against Afyon
Attorney at Law Antanas Paulauskas successfully represented the basketball player Edgaras Zelionis and his agency against his former club Basketball Club “Afyon Belediye Genclik ve Spor Kulübü” in the dispute brought before the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal.