The International Football Federation (FIFA) rejected Krasnodar’s complaint to Norwegian football player Eric Botheim, who unilaterally terminated his contract with the club. publication reports VG.
The 23-year-old striker transferred to the Russian club in December 2021 and did not play a single official match with this team. After the start of CBO, he took advantage of the organization’s FIFA rule, which allows foreign players and coaches to suspend their contracts with Russian clubs until 30 June 2023.
After that, the striker terminated the contract. In July, he became a player in the Italian Salernitana team.
The Norwegian edition also writes that FIFA has ordered Krasnodar to pay the player 500,000 euros. Otherwise, the “bulls” may be prohibited from registering new players for three transfer periods. Krasnodar has ten days to appeal the decision.
It was previously reported that Alexander Alaev, vice-president of the Russian Football Union (RFU) and head of the Russian Premier League (RPL), was dismissed. invited Association of European Football Associations (UEFA), Futsal and Beach Football Committee meeting.