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Ladies and gentlemen, the age limit of 23 years only applies to training, because we had to set age limits and FIFA suggested these to us. Players undergo training between 12 and 23 years of age and training costs are paid in the event of a player under the age of 23 transferring clubs. It is considered that training is completed by the age of 23.
With regard to the length of contracts and the possibility of terminating a contract, from the outset we always said that
; in other words, if an adult signs a contract, the contract is binding. A contract is not there to be terminated, it is there to be observed, not forgetting that the rules of the sport also apply. If, during a championship, clubs start to buy players left, right and centre, they are upsetting the balance of the championship. Furthermore, if, during a championship, players rightly or wrongly leave their team, this is not simply a personal matter for them – it also destabilises the team. All these considerations, which are specific to the sport, led us to put in place measures to ensure the stability of contracts.
So, whatever a player’s age, a contract cannot be terminated during the championship, nor can it be terminated outside of the championship if the contract extends beyond it, except for very specific reasons, such as a player being injured or a change in the team’s system. It will be a matter for the court, the Court of Arbitration, to judge who is right. If a player terminates his contract in the first two years and does not have a specific reason, disciplinary measures will be imposed. As far as possible, we have tried to limit these disciplinary measures, because, at the beginning, sports authorities were considering measures lasting one or even two years, which would have totally destroyed the career of a professional player. That is why we agreed to have disciplinary measures lasting four months, which could be extended to six months for repeat offenders or for someone who has already tried this trick several times before.
In order to ensure the stability of teams and the championship, therefore, we agreed on these measures, which are to be put in place not by the Commission, but by the national, European and international federations. I must inform you that we did not want disciplinary measures to be taken solely against players, because clubs often sell their players for purely commercial reasons rather than reasons related to sport. So disciplinary measures will also be taken against clubs and against agents who encourage players to leave their clubs, thereby affecting the stability of their contracts."@en1
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