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Fifa U18 transfer rules face legal challenge in Zurich
- Updated: November 24, 2016
Fifa is also facing a legal complaint at the European Commission from the world players’ union FIFPro
Fifa is facing a lawsuit in a Zurich court over regulations that ban the transfer of players under the age of 18.
The case was been filed at the Zurich Commercial Court on behalf of an unnamed 17-year-old African player and his parents, who say that the rules make Fifa’s transfer regulations unlawful.
A spokesman for Zurich law firm Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwaelte, which has brought the case, said in a statement that the player, who had represented his country at youth level, was unable to move to a club in the European Union because of the rules.
“Thereby, he and his family miss the probably unique chance of a professional and social advancement,” said the …