On 10 September 2026, FIFA published a Commentary on the Rules Governing Eligibility to Play for Representative Teams (RGAS) and an updated Guide to Submitting a Request for Eligibility or a Change of Association. This document will be a helpful resource for national associations across all continental confederations.
As legal football practitioners know, the framework described above is regulated exclusively in the RGAS. The Commentary and Guide reflect the current Football Tribunal framework and practice, detailed below, specifically for submitting a request to change national association...
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