SEPTEMBER 2025 Contents ForewordForeword44 2. Overview6 3. Football Tribunal103.1 Players’ Status Chamber123.2 Dispute Resolution Chamber143.2.1Employment-related disputes153.2.2 Claims for training rewards163.3 Mediation18 4. Regulatory applications20 4.1International Transfer Certificate disputes214.2Validation exceptions for International Transfer Certificates214.3 Applications for the registration of minors234.4 Eligibility decisions294.5 Changes of association31 5. National Dispute Resolution Chambers33 Annexe 1 Composition of the Football Tribunal (judges and mediators)during the reporting period361. Players’ Status Chamber362. Dispute Resolution Chamber373. Agents Chamber394. Mediators40 Annexe 2 Useful documents for the proceedings before the FT41 Disclaimer42 1.Foreword Dear members of the football family, It is with great pride that we present to you the fourth edition of the Football TribunalReport. This report documents the activities and achievements of the FIFA Football Tribunal(FT) for the period between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025. The FT continues to providean effective dispute resolution system for all members of the football community.It handles proceedings via the FIFA Legal Portal (the Legal Portal) and it processesregulatory applications via the Transfer Matching System (TMS). Over the past year, the FT has been involved in a number of developments that havebeen of consequence for the global football community. Firstly, following the introduction of the regulatory framework related to nationaldispute resolution chambers (NDRCs), the FT has already assessed and formallyrecognised several NDRCs as alternative forums for dispute resolution at national levelunder the auspices of FIFA’s regulations. Secondly, the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) were amendedwith the introduction of the Interim Regulatory Framework, which entered into forcein January 2025. The FT has therefore been working hard to develop its jurisprudenceon the interpretation and application of these amendments to the RSTP. Thirdly, and as signposted in the previous edition of this report, the Disputes &Regulatory Applications Department (D&RA) has moved its operations to FIFA’sbrand-new offices in Miami, United States, alongside the entire Legal & ComplianceDivision of FIFA. This new chapter has further enhanced the department’s ability toserve the football community, and the FT continues to provide high-quality services toall parties. As this report will show, the 2024/2025 period has surpassed previous reportingperiods in terms of the volume of claims and regulatory applications, underscoringthe trust placed in the FT’s processes. With over 21,000 cases, applications and enquiriesreceived – a new record – the FT has reaffirmed its relevance as a cornerstone of thefootball community, as it continues to adjudicate employment and contractual disputesand matters relating to eligibility and registration. A full year has now passed since the next chapter of our journey started in Miami, andwe remain steadfastly committed to our pursuit of quality, efficiency and themodernisation of the services provided by the FT to address the ever-evolving needsof global football. Yours faithfully,FIFA Jan KleinerDirector of Football Regulatory Erika Montemor FerreiraHead of Disputes & Regulatory Applications The FT has consolidated all previous FIFA decision-making bodies under the umbrellaof a single unified body that consists of three chambers:1 Within the Legal & Compliance Division and the Football Regulatory Subdivision,the D&RA, formerly known as the Players’ Status Department (PSD), deals withdisputes with an international dimension as well as regulatory applications that fallunder the competence of the Players’ Status Chamber (PSC) and the DisputeResolution Chamber (DRC), acting as the secretariat to the FT.2 As in the previous editions, this Football Tribunal Report 2024/2025 is aimed atproviding a comprehensive overview of the activities of the chambers of the FT andof the FIFA administration in the period between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025. This report addresses the disputes and regulatory applications covered by the FIFAStatutes as well as in the RSTP and processed within the framework of the FIFAdispute resolution system in accordance with the Procedural Rules Governing theFootball Tribunal (Procedural Rules) over the course of the corresponding timeframe. In view of the different competences, this report is divided into two core areas: a)dispute resolution, including contractual disputes involving players, coaches,clubs and Member Associations with an international dimension, as well assolidarity mechanism and training compensation matters; and b)registration and eligibility matters, including disputes over the release ofinternational transfer certificates (ITCs), regulatory applications to changeassociation, eligibility matters concerning playing for national team