Joshua Kimmich, left, celebrates Leroy Sane, right, after he scored the 4th goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and Bayern Munich in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfries celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Juventus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
Soccer player Kevin De Bruyne is shown on a large screen, as panel members, from left to right, NISO executive president Kristoffer Vatshaug, EPL director of international football relations, EU affairs Mathieu Moreuil, FIFPRO Europe president David Terrier, LaLiga president Javier Tebas and AIC resident Umberto Calcagno listen during a media conference on protecting player health and safeguarding the sustainability of national leagues at the Residence Palace in Brussels, on Monday, Oct. 14, Oct. 8, 2024.
Joshua Kimmich, left, celebrates Leroy Sane, right, after he scored the 4th goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and Bayern Munich in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfries celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Juventus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
Soccer player Kevin De Bruyne is shown on a large screen, as panel members, from left to right, NISO executive president Kristoffer Vatshaug, EPL director of international football relations, EU affairs Mathieu Moreuil, FIFPRO Europe president David Terrier, LaLiga president Javier Tebas and AIC resident Umberto Calcagno listen during a media conference on protecting player health and safeguarding the sustainability of national leagues at the Residence Palace in Brussels, on Monday, Oct. 14, Oct. 8, 2024.
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA will judge any disputes between Club World Cup teams who each want to take the same player to the tournament in the United States next year, according to tournament rules published on Tuesday.
Scheduling a club event that straddles the June 30 date when player contracts typically expire — as Kylian Mbappé’s did when moving in July as a free agent to Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain — has pushed FIFA to find solutions for new transfer issues.
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