The Licensing Committee of the Dutch Football Association – the KNVB – has provisionally revoked the license of FC Twente, excluded it from participation in European football for three seasons and imposed a fine of EUR 45,250 on it for having withheld certain details from the KNVB Licensing Committee in respect of contracts concluded with Doyen Sports. FC Twente accepted the sanctions in full.
KNVB, Media release, 15 December 2015
Introduction
Upon having become aware of FC Twente’s intention to enter into an agreement with Doyen Sports, the KNVB Licensing Committee requested FC Twente to provide it with the draft contracts to examine whether these were in accordance with the regulations of the KNVB. The KNVB Licensing Committee subsequently ordered FC Twente to make certain amendments to the contracts, most likely because the KNVB was apparently of the view that Doyen Sports would acquire influence in FC Twente’s transfer policy in respect of the players concerned. The amended contracts were then re-examined by the KNVB Licensing Committee and approved.[1]
However, following the publication of the contracts on the website Football Leaks in...
Why not join us?
Football Legal is an independent media publishing football law contents on a daily basis dedicated to all football law practitioners (lawyers, clubs, federations, intermediaries, football stakeholders, etc.).
Register today and stay tuned to the latest legal news.
Get started