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FIFA has on Thursday approved interim transfer rules, to help players change teams and play at the Club World Cup in the USA next June-July.
The newly instated move will also allow players whose contracts expire on June 30, 2025, to sign early as free agents for one of the 32 teams.
These teams include Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG.
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If deals are agreed between clubs, the FIFA transfer amendments would allow players to play for a new team for two weeks from mid-June before their formal contract expires.
This is because the tournament is technically still part of the current season.
However, players will not be able to represent two different clubs during the tournament being staged in 12 stadiums.
In another news, Leicester head coach Michael Cheika has been hit with a two-week suspension after being found guilty of disrespecting an independent match-day doctor.
The former Australia and Argentina boss will be banned for the Tigers’ Premiership match against Newcastle on Saturday, with one week of the ban suspended until the end of the season.
Leicester have hit out at the ban, which was given to Cheika for his conduct following his first competitive game in charge of the club, a 17-14 win over Exeter on September 21.
An independent disciplinary panel found Cheika “disrespected the independent match-day doctor in challenging the decision he had made that a player was subject to an IPR (immediate permanent removal).”
In a statement released by Leicester, executive chairman Peter Tom said: “Leicester Tigers welcome the panel’s finding that head coach Michael Cheika was not intimidating or abusive towards the match-day doctor following the recent game with Exeter Chiefs.