Breach of contract: the 2027 rules

Module 3: Transfers and contracts · lesson 3 of 5 · 14 min

Module 3: Transfers and contracts

Lesson three covers what happens when a contract is breached, under the rules in force since January 2027: agreed compensation, the floor and the penalty, sporting sanctions, induced breaches, the protected period by age, and which edition applies to a dispute. Article seventeen above all.

In this lesson

  • Article 17: Consequences of a breach of contract
  • Agreeing the price of a breach in advance
  • What counts as yearly fixed remuneration
  • The floor for compensation, and the penalty
  • Sporting sanctions in the protected period
  • Did the new club induce the breach?
  • The protected period, by age at signing
  • Is he inside the protected period?
  • What changed in article 17 in 2027
  • Which edition applies to a dispute?
  • Rules agreed with players and clubs

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