MAINTENANCE OF CONTRACTUAL STABILITY UNDER THE FIFA’S RULES
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A term of contractual stability is generally used to describe the key aspects of the status and transfer of professionals that ensures fair and balanced competition in the global football industry and guarantees the integrity of competitions for maintaining competitive balance between clubs. Contractual stability is usually seen as a desirable state for professionals and clubs that is often encouraged by the rules and mechanisms of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The development of the FIFA's rules and mechanisms for maintaining contractual stability between professionals and clubs has been largely driven by FIFA through the FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP). The purpose of this article is to review and analyse the viewpoints of the balance between the contractual stability principle and free movement and association of professionals under the RSTP before coming to a critical analysis of its limits. The maintenance of contractual stability in FIFA’s global football promotes to maintain competitive balance by regulating the fair agreement terms provisions conduct by FIFA and its members.
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