Module 3: Transfers and contracts
5 lessons · about 4 hours of study. Part of the full course.
Module 3
How players are registered and move between countries, how contracts are protected and what happens when one is broken, the rights of female players, the protection of minors, and training rewards: the transfer regulations every agent works under.
Primary material: FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, articles 1–29 · study pack pp. 159–209
What you will be able to do
- State the registration periods, loan limits and contract lengths the RSTP sets
- Explain why the rules on breach of contract changed after the Diarra judgment
- Decide whether a player has just cause to terminate, and what a breach costs
- Identify which exception, if any, allows a minor’s international transfer
- Judge whether a sanction for breaching the rules on minors was proportionate
- Advise a player through a transfer in line with the RSTP
Your learning path
Lessons
Work through the lessons in order, then check your readiness in the timed module test.
- 01 Lesson 3.1Status, registration and transfers 14 min Visited
- 02 Lesson 3.2Contracts and contractual stability 12 min Visited
- 03 Lesson 3.3Breach of contract: the 2027 rules 14 min Visited
- 04 Lesson 3.4Protecting minors 11 min Visited
- 05 Lesson 3.5Training rewards and disputes 12 min Visited
- 06 AssessmentModule test 66 min