Fifa adapts its transfer regulations on an interim basis after the recent Lassana Diarra legal ruling but accepts they could be open to immediate challenge.

FIFA announced Monday it has adopted an interim framework for the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players following a ruling by the Court

FIFA has adopted an interim framework concerning the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, world soccer's governing body said on Monday, following a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling.

FIFA has introduced an interim regulatory framework for player transfers after consulting key stakeholders, following a European Court of Justice ruling favouring ex-French player Lassana Diarra. The new regulations aim to ensure clarity and stability in the transfer process,

The global soccer players' union FIFPRO opposes FIFA's temporary amendments to transfer rules following the European Court of Justice ruling in the Lassana Diarra case. FIFPRO claims the changes lack consensus and legal clarity for players,

As a result of the Diarra case, FIFA has decided to temporarily adapt Article 17 of the regulations on player transfers. The aim is to maintain a uniform framework worldwide, after losing the lawsuit against Lassana Diarra last October.

FIFA announced Monday it had adopted an ‘interim regulatory framework’ regarding player transfers after a ruling earlier this year by the European Court of Justice in a case brought by Lassana Diarra.

In 2014, Diarra left Lokomotiv Moscow one year into a four-year deal, and the Russian club took the matter to FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber, arguing he had breached the rules when his contract was terminated after the player decided to leave without just cause following a pay cut.