Fifa adapts its transfer regulations on an interim basis after the recent Lassana Diarra legal ruling but accepts they could be open to immediate challenge.

Diarra received an offer to join Belgian club Charleroi but the club backed out after FIFA refused to sign the International Transfer Certificate, preventing the midfielder being registered with the Belgian federation. According to the CJEU ruling, it is unlawful to refuse to sign the ITC.

The global soccer players' union FIFPRO opposes FIFA's temporary amendments to transfer rules following the European Court of Justice ruling in the Lassana Diarra case. FIFPRO claims the changes lack consensus and legal clarity for players,

FIFA has introduced an interim regulatory framework for player transfers after consulting key stakeholders, following a European Court of Justice ruling favouring ex-French player Lassana Diarra. The new regulations aim to ensure clarity and stability in the transfer process,

FIFA announced Monday it has adopted an interim framework for the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players following a ruling by the Court

FIFA announced Monday it had adopted an ‘interim regulatory framework’ regarding player transfers after a ruling earlier this year by the European Court of Justice in a case brought by Lassana Diarra.

In 2014, Diarra left Lokomotiv Moscow one year into a four-year deal, and the Russian club took the matter to FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber, arguing he had breached the rules when his contract was terminated after the player decided to leave without just cause following a pay cut.

FIFA has adopted an interim framework concerning the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, world soccer's governing body said on Monday, following a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling.