FIFA extended a rule Monday that lets players and coaches continue to suspend their contracts with clubs in Ukraine and Russia for another season, even while it faces a legal challenge from Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.
FIFA first passed the temporary measure less than two weeks after Russia's war in Ukraine started in February 2022, saying it was "to protect foreign players and coaches who have left the territory of Ukraine or Russia due to the conflict and who do not wish to currently return in view of the circumstances."
The FIFA rule is unpopular with Ukrainian and Russian clubs who said letting their players leave on loan left them with no protection and cost millions of dollars in lost transfer fees. Shakhtar was seeking 50 million euros in compensation from FIFA and has since filed a complaint with the European Commission.
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