In this article Frans de Weger and Arne Al the amendments to the FIFA RSTP and the legal issues for FIFA members as a result of the COVID-19 virus outbreak. In doing so, the authors provide an overview of the amendments and temporary suspension of the provisions of the FIFA RSTP, as stated in FIFA Circular No. 1714. Since FIFA has also declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be a force majeure situation (force majeure), this legal concept will also be discussed in light of the relevant published case law of the main dispute resolution bodies in international Football: the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and the FIFA Players' Status Committee as well as of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
