Today, FIFA ruled against CP in its claim for a solidarity payment concerning the transfer of DeAndre Yedlin from the Sounders to Tottenham Hotspur. http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-lea...enham-transfer
Spurs objected to the request on three grounds:
* Inadequate recordkeeping (Yedlin's "player passport" was incomplete, although it did indicate a few years training at Crossfire)
* Pay-to-play clubs are not "training clubs" in that they do not place funds at risk to develop players, and thus are not eligible to receive TC/SP.
* MLS said they didn't need to pay it per US law, and this declaration by the transferring club relieves them of the duty to do so.
FIFA, of course, didn't state why.
Westside still has an outstanding case concerning Rubio Rubin--unlike Crossfire (which was a claim for a solidarity payment), Westside is demanding training compensation from Dutch club FC Utrecht. Don't know if Rubin's documentation is in order. If pay-to-play is an issue, that would apply to Westside as well. As Rubin was never in MLS, the third item above probably doesn't apply.
Spurs objected to the request on three grounds:
* Inadequate recordkeeping (Yedlin's "player passport" was incomplete, although it did indicate a few years training at Crossfire)
* Pay-to-play clubs are not "training clubs" in that they do not place funds at risk to develop players, and thus are not eligible to receive TC/SP.
* MLS said they didn't need to pay it per US law, and this declaration by the transferring club relieves them of the duty to do so.
FIFA, of course, didn't state why.
Westside still has an outstanding case concerning Rubio Rubin--unlike Crossfire (which was a claim for a solidarity payment), Westside is demanding training compensation from Dutch club FC Utrecht. Don't know if Rubin's documentation is in order. If pay-to-play is an issue, that would apply to Westside as well. As Rubin was never in MLS, the third item above probably doesn't apply.
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