The Professionalism Committe deletes two paragraphs from the professionalism and players conditions regulations

2023-08-31
20:46:56

Due to the current summer registration period overlaps with the FIFA International Days, which witness a camp for the first national team, which will be held from (3 to 12 ) September.

Because of the winter registration period for the current sports season, which begins on January (1, 2024, ) and ends on January (30,) (2024), overlaps with AFC Asian Cup which is scheduled on the FIFA calendar between January (12, 2024,) and February (10, 2024,) and the approved period for players to join their national teams will be (12) days before the start of the championship.

The Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, after consulting with the Professionalism and Players’ Conditions Committee, decided to delete paragraph (9) in Article (10) of the Professionalism and Players’ Conditions and Transfers Regulations, which stipulated: Not to conduct any direct negotiations with clubs after and during joining the national teams and deleting Paragraph (17) in Article (11) of the Professionalism and Player Conditions and Transfer Regulations, which stipulates: “Not to conduct any direct or indirect negotiations with players joining the national teams, and in the event that the club negotiates with a player joining the national team, the committee may impose the penalties stipulated in Paragraph (2) of Article (64) of the Regulations.

This decision comes so that clubs can take full advantage of the announced registration periods in light of some FIFA days and national team's camps are overlapping with registration periods, and in light of negotiations being conducted in accordance with the practical reality with player agents.