Goal 2. Implement transfer system reform and address other governance-related matters

The work of the FIFA Clearing House continues to have a major impact as it centralises and automates financial flows between clubs related to rewards for developing young players. Established in 2022, it made its first payment the following year to SC Malesherbois with the EUR 159,990 received significantly exceeding the French amateur club’s annual budget. By mid-2025, it had allocated USD 500 million to 7,000 clubs worldwide and paid out USD 300 million in training rewards.

The promotion of financial transparency and integrity in the international transfer system has been a hallmark of President Infantino’s latest mandate and is chronicled in a far-reaching report on FIFA Clearing House activity, published in November 2024 on the second anniversary of its inauguration.

The FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) have also come into force. From 1 October 2023, a range of measures entered football’s legislation, supported by a range of football and political bodies as resolutions to systemic failures in the transfer system.

The new measures are robust. Only 40.4% of 10,887 exam applicants were successful in 2024 and FIFA also opened 1,606 investigations regarding potential failure to comply with the eligibility requirements during the year.

FIFA’s investment in governance analysis to ensure football is fit for contemporary purpose was also illustrated through the modernisation of the regulatory framework for national dispute resolution chambers (NDRC), following approval by the FIFA Council in December 2023. Unchanged for almost two decades, it became increasingly evident that the NDRCs were no longer serving the current needs of all football stakeholders, whose expertise was used to formulate the new framework.

Similarly, a wide-ranging consultation process was opened in October 2024 focusing on an adaptation of Article 17 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP). Key stakeholders, including representatives from European Football Clubs (EFC), FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association, were invited to analyse the conclusions to be drawn from the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the Diarra case. Interim regulations were announced in December 2024 and applied from 1 January 2025.This concrete example highlights that in addressing each of the Strategic Objectives, FIFA is committed to applying them to ongoing events to ensure a stronger framework for a more robust global football landscape.