Soccer Coach
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This is good question. Please keep in mind that one of the complaints discussed above was related to a minor. There are around 15,000 transfers of players around the world each year. Thus, ITC play a key role in the regulation of the market of players which in the past was abused by all kinds of individuals without ethics or related to organized crime or corrupt government officials.So in very simple terms can someone tell me what this ITC form actually protects (if that's the right word) What does it stop happening?
"For FIFA, protecting the appropriate and stable development of a minor as a whole should prevail over purely sporting interests. In the past, the trafficking of young players to clubs, mainly in Europe, by unscrupulous persons led to some minors, whose talent may not have met the expectations of the respective clubs, being virtually abandoned on the streets in foreign countries. In these cases, minor players often do not know the language or culture and have no means to return to their home countries. It is also necessary to mention that, in some cases, what is questioned is not necessarily the quality of the training and overall education provided to the minors by this or that club but the methods used to bring the minors into the club. Today, although FIFA’s approach may appear harsh in an individual case, it is only by enforcing the rules consistently and strictly that the abuses of the past can be avoided and a proper and safe development of minor players secured."