*Eduardo Carlezzo, lawyer specialising in sports law and partner at Carlezzo Advogados The decision announced on 4 October by the Court of Justice of the European Union has a huge and direct impact on relations between clubs and players, and especially on the transfer system and contract stability rules implemented by FIFA since 2001, and will mean that FIFA will have to make substantial changes to some of its fundamental pillars, which are the rules on compensation for breach of contract, liability for the payment of such compensation and sporting sanctions for players and clubs.

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