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http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39355514
Changes to the transfer system are need to stop elite clubs having all the best players, says Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin.
FIFA suspended Mali on Friday after the sports minister sacked the executive committee following allegations of fraud. The Mali minister of sport Housseini Amion Guido however has no intention to tolerate fraud because FIFA has a dubious rule that says that governments should not intervene in their country’s football association: “We are a sovereign state, which can not accept to be dragged around by a sporting body, however powerful it is. Mali also has the right to enforce the rules in its country (..) We understood that FIFA will not be the solution to this crisis and so as an act of sovereignty we decided to dissolve the governing body of the Malian Football Federation”
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‘Barca’ reported before the weekend that FC Barcelona might be making an old mistake. According to Marca, Manu an 11 year old Brazilian player has been invited on trial and has apparently not returned to Brazil. Gremio the club with whom Manu is registered in Brazil appears not to be happy and is reported to plan filing a complaint with the FIFA. Barcelona might have some explaining to do but in the meantime an 11 year old (amateur) player can do as he wishes, he (or she) has no obligation to train or to play matches for the club with whom he is registered nor does a FIFA rule stipulate that an amateur player needs permission to visit an another club for training or trial. Why a club like Barca and many others like them keep inviting minor players who are not officially eligible for a transfer is a different question just as the question why many clubs consider young talents as ‘property’ who need ‘permission’ to go on trial.
Today the FIFA has suspended the Mali football federation (FEMA) after Mali’s minister of Sports dissolved the executive committee of the FEMA. This suspension can have interesting effects for players and clubs. Since Kuwait’s suspension the Kuwaiti club’s sign and register foreign players without feeling limited by the RSTP and transfer windows. It wil not be surprising if Mali cubs will do the same.
http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2017/m=3/news=fifa-suspends-malian-football-association-femafoot-2876348.html
The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided to suspend the Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT) with immediate effect as of Friday 17 March 2017, and until further notice as a result of government interference.