{"id":19268,"date":"2026-03-05T10:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/?p=19268"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:38:52","slug":"impact-of-instability-in-the-middle-east-on-professional-player-and-coach-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/impact-of-instability-in-the-middle-east-on-professional-player-and-coach-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of Instability in the Middle East on Professional Player and Coach Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The current political and military instability in several Middle Eastern jurisdictions may have direct legal implications for player and coach contracts.<\/p>\n

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I – What is at stake?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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a) Force majeure or supervening objective impossibility may justify contract termination.<\/p>\n

b) Mere political instability is not sufficient – proof of concrete impact is required.<\/p>\n

c) The suspension of competitions, the closure of airspace or serious risk to physical integrity are decisive factors.<\/p>\n

d) The club’s duty of care may be decisive.<\/p>\n

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II – <\/strong>Relevant case law and important regulatory precedent<\/strong><\/p>\n

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a) The Court of Arbitration for Sport has already ruled on similar situations, explaining the criteria for declaring an event to be force majeure.<\/p>\n

b) Following the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, FIFA adopted exceptional measures through Circulars No. 1787 and 1788, allowing:<\/p>\n

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  1. Temporary unilateral suspension of contracts.<\/li>\n
  2. Exceptional registration outside the transfer window.<\/li>\n
  3. Mitigation of the principle of contractual stability.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    IV – <\/strong>Players vs. Coaches<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    a) Players benefit from the specific framework of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.<\/p>\n

    b) Coaches depend mainly on the law applicable to the contract.<\/p>\n

    c) In both cases, serious and objective risk may justify departure.<\/p>\n

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    V – <\/strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    There is no automatic solution. The validity of a departure or termination will depend on:<\/p>\n

    a) Individualised factual analysis<\/p>\n

    b) Demonstration of risk or actual impossibility<\/p>\n

    c) Strict compliance with formal mechanisms<\/p>\n

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    In scenarios of systemic crisis, the response may depend on exceptional measures taken by FIFA.<\/p>\n

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    Read the full analysis here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    by Ricardo Cardoso<\/a>,\u00a0Carlos Ferreira Vaz<\/a>\u00a0e\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Jorge Pereira<\/a>, Practise Area \u2013 Desporto, Moda e Entretenimento<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      The current political and military instability in several Middle Eastern jurisdictions may have direct legal implications for player and coach contracts.   I – What is at stake?   a) Force majeure or supervening objective impossibility may justify contract termination. b) Mere political instability is not sufficient – proof of concrete impact is required….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,153],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-media-2","category-flash-alert-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19268"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19272,"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19268\/revisions\/19272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcecija.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}