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Termination of Football Contracts: What is “Just Cause”? (2)

February 8, 2019
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INTRODUCTION As a sequel to the first part of this article which examined “just cause” for unilateral termination as regards clubs, this second part of the article aims to discuss “just cause” for unilateral termination of contracts by footballers. It should…

Termination of Football Contracts: What Is ‘Just Cause’? (1)

January 8, 2019
Articles

Introduction The principle of FIFA as contained in Article 13 of the RSTP is that, generally, a football contract cannot be unilaterally terminated by any of the parties. Thus, It can only become terminated when (i) the contract expires, or…