A match in an "official competition" is any match (qualifiers or finals) in a competition organised by FIFA or a confederation. All other international matches are not part of an "official competition". If Segecic is fielded by the Croatian FA in a Croatian representative team (in any match)...

Yes you do. If you have already played in an official competition for one federation, you cannot represent any other federation (whether friendly match or official competition) until you receive the change of association approval. Coincidentally, this has popped up for Australia before in the...

In this scenario, here is relevant wording from FIFA:

Hi Bruce Ramsay Article 6 paragraph 3 states that participation for an football association in an official competition in any category (e.g. "A" or youth) and in any type of football (e.g. football, futsal, or beach soccer) ties the player to that football association unless they meet one of...

If his son held Australian nationality from birth, he is eligible to participate for FA representative teams. Would depend on Australian citizenship law.

You saw my tweet today :LOL: Based on the news article and the quotes published, I have no idea. What was stated appeared to clearly contravene FIFA rules. EDIT: I'm happy to be corrected though, because obviously don't believe everything you read in the media.

In that scenario, the player is not tied to any football association as she does not appear to have played in an "official competition". (Matches organised by AFF are not considered an "official competition" - only matches organised by FIFA and confederations).

As far as I am aware, Galic has only played in an "official competition" for youth national teams, and not the "A" team. The "3 match rule" therefore does not apply (which to be clear is only 1 of 5 criteria that must be met under that exception), as that exception is only for players that seek...

Hi NicCarBel You are talking about slightly different things. the 3 match "A" team rule (whether official competition or non-official competition) is part of a specific exception for a player that wants to change association for the first time the exception to the 'one change' rule is the only...

Mum was born in Napoli and migrated in the 1960s. Alex Tobin was my favourite player for many years (defender alliance), although I used to love watching Steve Maxwell (RIP) - such a magic player.

Howdy. I am new to the forum but a long time lurker. I'm James Kitching, former Director of Regulatory at FIFA, from Adelaide (don't hold either against me!). I tweet occasionally here: https://x.com/jrvkfootball I oversaw the new eligibility rules passed at the FIFA Congress in 2020 - happy...