FIFA Lets Foreign Players Leave Russia Until June
Mar 7, 2022, 1:30 PM
FIFA and UEFA logos displayed on phone screens and Russian flag displayed on a phone screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 28, 2022. (Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
(Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
LONDON (AP) — FIFA has intervened to allow foreign players and coaches based in Russia to leave their clubs, although only for the rest of the season.
Clubs in other countries will be allowed to sign up to two players who had been at clubs in Russia or Ukraine outside of the transfer window.
FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine
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Ukraine’s league has been suspended since war engulfed the country, and its players are also allowed to temporarily leave until June 30.
