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Football Tribunal Report 2025/2026

SEPTEMBER 2026

FIFA® USA ... Football Tribunal Report 2025/2026 SEPTEMBER 2026Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026 2 Contents 1. Foreword 3Foreword 3 2. Overview 6Overview 6 3. Football T ribunal 10 3.1 Players’ Status Chamber 12 3.2 Dispute Resolution Chamber 14 3.2.1 Employment-related disputes 15 3.2.2 Claims for training rewards 16 3.3 Mediation 18 4. Regulatory applications 20 4.1 International T ransfer Certificate disputes 21 4.2 Validation exceptions for International T ransfer Certificates 21 4.3 Applications for the registration of minors 23 4.4 Limited minor exemptions 29 4.5 Eligibility decisions 32 4.6 Changes of association 33 4.7 FIFA World Cup 2026™ cycle: eligibility and change of association 35 5. National Dispute Resolution Chambers 39National Dispute Resolution Chambers 39 Annexe 1 Composition of the Football T ribunal (judges and mediators) during the reporting period 42

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4 Dear members of the football family, Welcome to the fifth edition of the Football Tribunal Report, which presents the activity of the FIFA Football Tribunal and the FIFA administration for the period

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4 Dear members of the football family, Welcome to the fifth edition of the Football Tribunal Report, which presents the activity of the FIFA Football Tribunal and the FIFA administration for the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. This reporting period was marked by both continuity and transition. The Football Tribunal continued to serve as a central forum for the resolution of international football disputes and the processing of regulatory applications, while operating within a regulatory environment that is evolving rapidly in response to the needs of the game. Through the FIFA Legal Portal and the Transfer Matching System, football stakeholders around the world continued to access specialised, efficient and increasingly digital procedures for matters involving players, coaches, clubs and Member Associations. The figures presented in this report confirm the scale and importance of the services provided by the Football Tribunal. During the 2025/2026 period, the Disputes and Regulatory Applications Department (D&RA) of the FIFA Legal & Compliance Division received and processed over 22,000 claims, applications and enquiries. Contractual and employment-related disputes before the Players’ Status Chamber and the Dispute Resolution Chamber reached their highest levels to date, while regulatory applications continued to represent the majority of the department’s activity. This included a further increase in applications for the registration of minors and a notable rise in eligibility and change-of -association matters which, when viewed together, reveal a clear departure from the more gradual growth recorded in previous reporting periods. The combined number of the eligibility and change-of-association requests increased from 254 in 2024/2025 to 348 in 2025/2026, a rise of 37%. The timing and distribution of these requests indicate that this exceptional increase was closely connected to the FIFA World Cup 2026™, a connection explored in detail in this report. The year also represented the first full reporting period following the approval of the Interim Regulatory Framework (IRF), which introduced important amendments to the

The timing and distribution of these requests indicate that this exceptional increase was closely connected to the FIFA World Cup 2026™, a connection explored in detail in this report. The year also represented the first full reporting period following the approval of the Interim Regulatory Framework (IRF), which introduced important amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. Within this context, the Football Tribunal was called upon to apply and interpret the revised framework in a number of significant employment-related disputes. While the jurisprudence will continue to develop in real time, these decisions have already provided crucial guidance on the practical operation of the IRF and will contribute to greater consistency, predictability and legal certainty for football stakeholders.Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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5 At the same time, the period covered by this report illustrates the breadth of the Football Tribunal’s role beyond traditional dispute resolution. Section 4, “Regulatory applications”, demonstrates the continued importance of FIFA’s work in areas such as the protection of minors, international registration procedures, eligibility to play for representative teams and requests for a change of association. In particular, eligibility and change-of-association matters acquired renewed relevance in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup 2026, as Member Associations sought clarity and, where permitted by the Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes (RGAS), to broaden the pool of players available to their representative teams during the final stages of qualification and in preparation for the tournament. Another important development during the reporting period was the continued implementation of the regulatory framework for national dispute resolution chambers (NDRCs). Since the entry into force of that framework, the Football Tribunal has recognised a growing number of NDRCs that meet the applicable requirements, thereby supporting the development of reliable, independent and FIFA-recognised dispute resolution mechanisms at national level. The DR&A, operating from the FIFA office in Miami, continues to support the Football Tribunal with the same level of commitment to quality, consistency and service to the football community. Looking ahead, and with particular focus on the

thereby supporting the development of reliable, independent and FIFA-recognised dispute resolution mechanisms at national level. The DR&A, operating from the FIFA office in Miami, continues to support the Football Tribunal with the same level of commitment to quality, consistency and service to the football community. Looking ahead, and with particular focus on the upcoming entry into force of the new Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players on 1 January 2027, FIFA will continue to modernise its processes, further strengthen the accessibility and efficiency of its procedures, and ensure that the Football Tribunal remains responsive to the legal and regulatory challenges and opportunities of modern football. Y ours faithfully, FIFA Jan Kleiner Director of Football Regulatory Erika Montemor Ferreira Head of Disputes & Regulatory Applications6 Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026 2. Overview 6 2. Overview EW

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7 The Football Tribunal (FT) is the FIFA decision-making body for football-related disputes and regulatory applications and is composed of three chambers: 1 Sitting within the Legal & Compliance Division and the Football Regulatory Subdivision, the D&RA deals with contractual disputes with an international dimension as well as regulatory applications that fall under the competence of the Players’ Status Chamber (PSC) and the Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), acting as the secretariat to the FT. 2 As in previous editions, we have put together this Football Tribunal Report 2025/2026 to provide an extensive overview of the decisions passed by the chambers of the FT and the work done by the FIFA administration in the period between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026. This report addresses the disputes and regulatory applications regulated by the FIFA Statutes as well as in the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) and processed within the framework of the FIFA dispute resolution system in accordance with the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal (Procedural

This report addresses the disputes and regulatory applications regulated by the FIFA Statutes as well as in the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) and processed within the framework of the FIFA dispute resolution system in accordance with the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal (Procedural Rules) over the course of the corresponding period. 1 The current composition of the chambers can be found in the annexe. 2 On 30 December 2023, the Bureau of the Council approved the worldwide temporary suspension of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) until the European Court of Justice renders a final decision in the pending proceedings concerning the regulations (cf. FIFA circular no. 1873). As article 20 of the FFAR is temporarily suspended, the Agents Chamber (AC) currently has no jurisdiction to hear disputes as would otherwise be provided in the FFAR. Consequently, the activities of the AC are not taken into account for the purposes of this report.

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8 Taking into account the various competences of the DRC and the PSC, this report is divided into two main areas: a) dispute resolution, including contractual disputes involving players, coaches, clubs and Member Associations with an international dimension, as well as solidarity mechanism and training compensation matters; and b) registration and eligibility matters, including disputes over the release of international transfer certificates (ITCs), regulatory applications to change association, eligibility matters concerning playing for national teams, and applications to register minors. The period between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026 marked a new all-time high for the D&RA, which received a total of 22,417 cases, applications and enquiries. Overall, we witnessed a 2.8% increase in regulatory applications compared to the previous period, as the result of an increase in both applications for the registration of minor players – 712 additional cases compared to 2024/2025 – and eligibility and

Overall, we witnessed a 2.8% increase in regulatory applications compared to the previous period, as the result of an increase in both applications for the registration of minor players – 712 additional cases compared to 2024/2025 – and eligibility and change-of-association submissions, which collectively grew by 37%. The number of contractual and employment-related disputes lodged before the FT also reached a new record in the 2025/2026 period, increasing by 14.7% compared to the previous reporting period. In contrast, and as expected, the 2025/2026 period showed a significant reduction in the number of claims for solidarity contributions and training compensation (-34.1%) as a direct result of the implementation of the FIFA Clearing House.Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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9 Dispute resolution 3,827 Players' Status Chamber 1,129 Dispute Resolution Chamber 2,698 Employment-related disputes 2,346 Solidarity contribution claims 205 T raining compensation claims 147 Regulatory applications 18,590 Validation exceptions 949 Applications for minors 17,293 Eligibility 162 Changes of association 186 To t a l 22,417 Figure 1: Cases, applications and enquiries received by the D&RA in 2025/202610 Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026 3. Football T ribunal 10 22 22

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11 FIFA provides dispute resolution services to football stakeholders via the FT and within the framework of the FIFA regulations. The PSC and the DRC are the FIFA decision-making bodies competent to adjudicate on contractual disputes involving Member Associations, clubs, players, coaches and licensed match agents, as well as on regulatory applications, in accordance with article 2 paragraph 1 of the Procedural Rules in combination with articles 22 and 23 of the RSTP. 3 The time required to process contractual disputes may vary significantly from case

Member Associations, clubs, players, coaches and licensed match agents, as well as on regulatory applications, in accordance with article 2 paragraph 1 of the Procedural Rules in combination with articles 22 and 23 of the RSTP. 3 The time required to process contractual disputes may vary significantly from case to case, depending on the nature and complexity of the matter as well as procedural factors such as the number of parties involved, the volume of submissions and evidence provided, and the existence of counterclaims or related proceedings. The FIFA administration, in accordance with the Procedural Rules, may also propose a settlement to the parties without the need for a formal decision by the FT in disputes without prima facie complex facts or legal issues, or in cases where there is clearly established jurisprudence of the FT. Since being implemented in 2021, proposals from the FIFA administration have become an important tool in the dispute resolution process by significantly reducing the time it takes to resolve straightforward cases. On average, the time elapsed between the receipt of a duly filed claim and its resolution by means of a decision or an accepted proposal 4 was 111.5 days in the 2025/2026 period (105.2 days for cases under the competence of the PSC and 114.5 days for cases before the DRC). While the average processing time increased during the 2025/2026 period, the FIFA administration and the FT continued to handle contractual disputes within a specialised and comparatively efficient framework. The increase in duration over the current reporting period reflects the all-time-high number of incoming disputes as well as the broader context in which those disputes were processed, including the growing complexity of claims, the specialisation and high quality of legal representatives involved, the impact of counterclaims and multi-party proceedings as well as the Interim Regulatory Framework, and the continued need and commitment to ensure the consistent application of the evolving regulatory landscape. The FT remains committed to balancing efficiency with the quality and consistency expected of an international dispute resolution system and will continue to strive for excellence in the services provided to football stakeholders.

proceedings as well as the Interim Regulatory Framework, and the continued need and commitment to ensure the consistent application of the evolving regulatory landscape. The FT remains committed to balancing efficiency with the quality and consistency expected of an international dispute resolution system and will continue to strive for excellence in the services provided to football stakeholders. 3 Three editions of the RSTP were in force during the period covered by this report, namely the October 2024, January 2025 and July 2025 editions. T wo editions of the Procedural Rules were in force during the reporting period, namely the January 2025 and January 2026 editions. Where relevant, this report indicates any particularities relating to the relevant edition. 4 Cf. article 20 of the Procedural Rules.Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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12 Figure 2: Average processing time of contractual disputes resolved by a decision or an accepted proposal (in days) 3.1 Players’ Status Chamber According to article 22 paragraphs 1 c) and g) and article 23 paragraph 2 of the RSTP, the PSC is competent to hear contractual disputes between a club or an association and a coach of an international dimension, as well as disputes between clubs belonging to different associations. In 2025/2026, the PSC received a record 1,129 claims, the highest figure recorded to date. Figure 3: Claims received by the PSC by type 2021/2022 609 2023/2024 842 2022/2023 703 2024/2025 986 2025/2026 1,129 Coach Club v. club 40.4% 50.8% 55.5% 56.5% 47.7% 59.6% 49.2%

44.5%43.5% 52.3% 2021/2022 99.4 2023/2024 74.1 2022/2023 98.9 2024/2025 88.5 2025/2026 111.5Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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13 In addition, the number of claims resolved by the PSC also reached new heights in 2025/2026, with a total of 1,085 claims. Almost half of these cases (45.4%) were resolved with a decision passed by the PSC, while 32.7% of the cases were closed for other reasons, e.g. because the parties reached an amicable settlement (either privately or through FIFA mediation), because the party concerned did not complete its claim, or because the claim could not be processed for other reasons. In 2025/2026, the proposals mechanism continued to be consistently effective, with 234 claims (21.6%) being resolved as the result of a proposal from the FIFA administration being accepted (or not rejected) by the parties. This percentage increased from 19.4% in the previous year, confirming the reliability and effectiveness of this expedited resolution pathway. Lastly, pursuant to article 19 of the RSTP and article 29 of the Procedural Rules, the PSC is also competent to adjudicate and resolve regulatory applications regarding: • international transfers or first registrations of minors (cf. art. 19. par. 4 of the RSTP); • limited minor exemption (LME) requests (cf. art. 19. par. 7 of the RSTP); • FIFA’s intervention to authorise player registrations, where referred by the FIFA general secretariat (cf. art. 14. par. 2 of Annexe 3 to the RSTP); • requests for eligibility (cf. art. 8 par. 2 b) of the Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes (RGAS)); • change of association (cf. art. 10 par. 4 of the RGAS); and

• requests for eligibility (cf. art. 8 par. 2 b) of the Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes (RGAS)); • change of association (cf. art. 10 par. 4 of the RGAS); and • the late return of players from representative-team duty (cf. art. 1 par. 10 of Annexe 1 to the RSTP).

Figure 4: Claims resolved by the PSC by type of closure 2024/2025 882 2025/2026 1,085 2021/2022 676 2023/2024 812 2022/2023 729 19.4% 45.4% 49.7% 32.7% 31.0% 21.6% Closed for other reasons Decided by judge Proposal accepted 20.8% 20.3%18.2% 50.9% 54.5% 63.2% 28.2%25.2%18.6%Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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14 The relevant data on regulatory applications can be found in section 4 below. 3.2 Dispute Resolution Chamber The DRC provides dispute resolution based on equal representation of player and club representatives, along with the participation of an independent chairperson or deputy (cf. art. 4 par. 3 of the Procedural Rules). According to article 22 paragraphs 1 a), b), d), e) and f ) and article 23 paragraph 1 of the RSTP, the DRC is competent to adjudicate on: • disputes between clubs and players in relation to the maintenance of contractual stability (cf. arts 13-18) where there has been an ITC request; • employment-related disputes between a club and a player of an international dimension; 5 • disputes relating to training compensation (cf. art. 20) and the solidarity mechanism (cf. art. 21) between clubs belonging to different associations; • disputes relating to training compensation (cf. art. 20) and the solidarity

international dimension; 5 • disputes relating to training compensation (cf. art. 20) and the solidarity mechanism (cf. art. 21) between clubs belonging to different associations; • disputes relating to training compensation (cf. art. 20) and the solidarity mechanism (cf. art. 21) between clubs belonging to the same association, provided that the transfer of a player at the basis of the dispute occurs between clubs belonging to different associations; and • matters of legal or factual complexity in an Electronic Player Passport (EPP) review process in accordance with article 10 paragraph 3 of the FIFA Clearing House Regulations (FCHR) and disputes between clubs in accordance with article 18 paragraph 2 of the FCHR. All payments related to training compensation and the solidarity mechanism that fall under the FCHR are processed exclusively via the FIFA Clearing House. Equally, the EPP process and claims regarding training rewards are conducted entirely through TMS as per the FCHR and the Procedural Rules. All other contractual and employment-related disputes are conducted exclusively through the Legal Portal. 5 On 18 January 2024, FIFA introduced the new National Dispute Resolution Chamber Recognition Principles, incorporating the new National Dispute Resolution Chamber Standard Regulations (see FIFA circular no. 1876). As of January 2025, the parties to a dispute are allowed to explicitly opt in writing for such disputes to be decided by an NDRC, or a national dispute resolution body operating under an equivalent name, that has been officially recognised by FIFA. Any jurisdiction clause of this nature must be exclusive and included either directly in the relevant contract or in a collective bargaining agreement applicable to the parties.Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

3. Football T ribunal 15 3.2.1 Employment-related disputes In 2025/2026, the DRC once again set a new record of claims received and processed, with a total of 2,346 employment-related disputes between players and clubs, which represented an increase of 14.8% compared to the previous year.

15 3.2.1 Employment-related disputes In 2025/2026, the DRC once again set a new record of claims received and processed, with a total of 2,346 employment-related disputes between players and clubs, which represented an increase of 14.8% compared to the previous year. Similarly, the number of claims resolved by the DRC reached a new record in 2025/2026, with 2,171 claims resolved in total, representing an increase of 20.4% compared to the 2024/2025 period. More than 50% of these claims were decided by the DRC, while a further 25.7% were closed for other reasons. The remaining claims, accounting for 20.6% of the total, were resolved following the acceptance, either expressly or tacitly, of a proposal issued by FIFA. This represents a 23.8% increase in the number of successful proposals compared to 2024/2025 and confirms the continued year-on-year increase in the effectiveness of the proposal mechanism. Figure 5: Employment-related disputes received by the DRC Figure 6: Employment-related disputes resolved by the DRC by type of closure 2021/2022 1,390 2023/2024 1,736 2022/2023 1,478 2024/2025 2,044 2025/2026 2,346 2024/2025 1,803 2025/2026 2,171 2021/2022 1,368 2023/2024 1,663 2022/2023 1,590 53.8% 20.6% 20.0% 21.5%17.5% 14.7% 55.7%55.2%60.8% 69.2% 55.6% 25.7%24.3%23.3%21.6%16.1% Closed for other reasons Decided by judge Proposal acceptedFootball T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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69.2% 55.6% 25.7%24.3%23.3%21.6%16.1% Closed for other reasons Decided by judge Proposal acceptedFootball T ribunal Report 2025/2026

3. Football T ribunal 16 3.2.2 Claims for training rewards Since the launch of the FIFA Clearing House on 16 November 2022, the distribution of training rewards related to international transfers, first professional registrations and domestic transfers with an international dimension have been conducted via the EPP process, and these training rewards have been paid through the FIFA Clearing House entity based in Paris.

As a result, only training rewards claims concerning transfers that occurred prior to 16 November 2022 may be lodged before the FT. Exceptionally, claims in relation to transfers that occurred from 16 November 2022 and in respect of which a training club invokes the provisions of article 18 paragraph 2 of the FCHR may be lodged before the FT. Considering the above and, in particular the four years elapsed, the number of training rewards claims submitted through TMS before the FT decreased once again by more than 30% (352 claims for training rewards were submitted through TMS in 2025/2026, whilst 534 claims were submitted in 2024/2025). Figure 7: Claims for training rewards received Solidarity contribution Training compensation 2023/2024 1,044 30.7% 69.3% 2022/2023 2,248 27.1% 72.9% 2021/2022 1,978 28.1% 71.9% 2024/2025 534 59.2% 40.8% 2025/2026 352 58.2% 41.8%Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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17 As a direct consequence of this decrease, the number of resolved claims for training rewards was also much lower than in the previous period (-34.0%).

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17 As a direct consequence of this decrease, the number of resolved claims for training rewards was also much lower than in the previous period (-34.0%). On the other hand, in 2025/2026, 25,499 EPPs were generated, more than 90% of which had already been resolved at the time of publication. The majority of EPPs were related to training compensation triggered by a first professional registration. If we filter out EPPs discarded in the initial phases, most EPPs leading to actual entitlements stem from international transfers. Figure 8: Claims for training rewards resolved Figure 9: EPPs generated in 2025/2026 by type of training reward Solidarity contribution Training compensation 2023/2024 1,204 31.4% 68.6% 2022/2023 2,109 25.6% 74.4% 2021/2022 2,063 29.1% 70.9% 2024/2025 630 57.9% 42.1% 2025/2026 416 62.0% 38.0% Solidarity contribution Training compensation Both 35.1% 53.6% 11.3%Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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18 Figure 10: EPPs generated in 2025/2026 by type of trigger event 3.3 Mediation FIFA also provides parties with access to mediation within the scope of disputes lodged before the FT. Since 2023, the FIFA Mediation Project has enabled parties to amicably resolve their disputes with the assistance of an independent mediator. The service is voluntary, strictly confidential and free of charge, and is conducted by highly skilled mediators (listed in the annexe) in accordance with article 26 of the Procedural Rules and the FIFA Mediation Guidelines.

to amicably resolve their disputes with the assistance of an independent mediator. The service is voluntary, strictly confidential and free of charge, and is conducted by highly skilled mediators (listed in the annexe) in accordance with article 26 of the Procedural Rules and the FIFA Mediation Guidelines. Since the beginning of this project, parties have become more open to exploring an amicable solution through mediation. The number of cases submitted to mediation has doubled since the last reporting period, rising from 25 in 2024/2025 to 51 in 2025/2026. This consistently upward trajectory reflects a growing awareness and acceptance of mediation as a viable alternative to formal adjudication. The number of successful outcomes has also increased considerably, and mediation was successful in 28 cases during the 2025/2026 period. Overall, the 2025/2026 figures confirm that mediation is no longer merely an emerging tool within proceedings before the FT, but rather an established and effective means of dispute resolution. The significant rise in both the number of cases submitted to mediation and the number of successful outcomes demonstrates that more parties are willing to engage constructively in the process and that mediation can deliver tangible results. FIFA will therefore continue to strengthen and promote this mechanism, with a view to increasing participation and offering football stakeholders a practical and cost-free alternative to formal adjudication while maintaining or even mending the relationship between the parties. First professional registration Domestic transfer International transfer 4,447 9,440 11,612Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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19 Figure 11: Mediation cases initiated by outcome/status Mediation successful Mediation ongoing 2023/2024 17 12 5 2022/2023 12 6 6 Concluded without agreement 2024/2025 26 6 19 1 2025/2026 51 11 28 12Football T ribunal Report 2025/2026 20 4. Regulatory applicationsFootball T ribunal Report 2025/2026

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4. Regulatory applications 21 4.1 International T ransfer Certificate disputes The simplified ITC procedure introduced at the end of 2024, following the approval of the Interim Regulatory Framework by the Bureau of the Council on 22 December 2024

(cf. FIFA circular no. 1917), has now fully replaced the former dispute-based mechanism for international transfers. Under article 11 of Annexe 3 to the RSTP, an ITC request can no longer be rejected by the player’s former association. Instead, the former association must issue the ITC within 72 hours, failing which the new association may proceed with the registration directly in TMS. FIFA’s intervention is now limited to exceptional circumstances, and the player’s registration can no longer be rejected on the basis of a contractual dispute. Accordingly, the ITC dispute category, which appeared in earlier editions of this report, is no longer relevant to the FT’s caseload, and the dispute statistics presented below concern contractual disputes only. 4.2 Validation exceptions for International T ransfer Certificates Every international transfer must take place within a registration period (colloquially known as a “transfer window”) set by the Member Association and entered in TMS. Subject to article 6 paragraph 3 of the RSTP, if a Member Association requests an ITC outside of a transfer window, or if the club that wishes to register the player is serving a registration ban imposed by a FIFA decision, TMS will automatically preve