FIFA recently sent to its affiliates the Circular no. 1625 with the amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (FIFA RSTP), that came into force on 1 June 2018. Among other modifications on the rules, a new Article 14bis has been included, in order to address the specific circumstances of termination of a contract due to overdue salaries.
The Article 14bis of the FIFA RSTP provides:
“Article 14bis Terminating a contract with just cause for outstanding salaries:
1. In the case of a club unlawfully failing to pay a player at least two monthly salaries on their due dates, the player will be deemed to have a just cause to terminate his contract, provided that he has put the debtor club in default in writing and has granted a deadline of at least 15 days for the debtor club to...
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