Covid-19: FIFA extends special measures for players selected for national team duty

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has extended until the end of April 2021 "the amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (document available to download) governing the release of players for national team duty," announced the international federation on 05/02/2021.

FIFA says it is taking this step "ahead of the upcoming international window for both women and men, and following the positive feedback received from the football community concerning the temporary measures implemented last year."

The measures allow clubs to retain their player selected for national team duty if "there is a mandatory period of quarantine or self-isolation of at least five days upon arrival in the location of the club which has an obligation to release the player to an association team, or the location where a representative team match is scheduled to take place."

"FIFA, together with the confederations and member associations, will continue to monitor the situation across the world, working together with them to ensure the health of all involved in upcoming international matches,…