The CEO of Shakhtar Donetsk, Sergei Palkin, announced in a statement today, Thursday, that Shakhtar has filed a complaint with the European Commission against FIFA regarding the suspension of employment contracts by international players and coaches. Palkin added: "This complaint comes after the club's intention to challenge the FIFA Council's decision to extend the temporary amendments to the player transfer rules."
FIFA amended the player transfer rules in June of last year, allowing foreign players affected by the conflict in Ukraine to suspend their contracts until June 2023. Shakhtar stated: "FIFA's decision has caused losses in income from player transfers and deprived the club of revenues amounting to nearly 40 million euros after 'many international players' left the club for free." Shakhtar had previously filed an appeal against the amended rules with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which rejected the appeal last December.
