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Posted August 21, 2015 05:42 · last edited August 21, 2015 05:54

scorpio1 wrote:

Feverish wrote:

I'm not your Bro... wrote:

Could there be a new "illegibility' problem in NZ football with the Phoenix Academy ?

Under FIFA Article 19 "Protection of Minors" which covers players moving Internationally to Clubs or Academies: 

(http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/01/95/83/85/regulationsstatusandtransfer_e.pdf)

International Transfers of players are only permitted if player is over 18 with 3 exceptions which are basically:

a) The players parents move to the country for reasons not linked to Football ie: family move to country before join club/academy

b) Within EU, provide education blah blah blah

c) Player lives within 50km of border of country transferring to.

So, the WPFA recruit International players who move to NZ who (likely?) do not meet the above eg:. 

The Vanuatu player Ronaldo Wilkins (b1999) joined the WPFA academy "... through the relationship APFA has with Oceania Football...".

Do they also have other foreign players (Thailand) , others ? whose family may not have moved here before joining, or if at all ? 

Can HIBS appeal the 3-3 draw with Scots First X1 yesterday which Ronaldo played in or will Wellington College wait to see who makes the Final before playing the "Vanuatu Card" ;-) (joking !)

Of course I may be wrong as this could be my initial fuzzy thinking.

Thoughts anyone ?

depends what rules College Sport follow

This is a bit moot as HIBS and Wellington College were always going to make the Premier Final as those two teams couldn't be overtaken on points. And in the final played this week HIBS outplayed Wellington College, winning 3 - 1.

The College Football part was meant purely Tongue in Cheek.....

Any thoughts on the other part of the post  as to whether the Phoenix / Phoenix Academy is breaking FIFA rule 19 by recruiting minors who move here purely for football reasons...ie not moving here (with their family) first before joining an academy

Just to stress - this is nothing personal against the Phoenix / any player ..Just curious as to whether FIFA Rules are applicable in these instances , and/or being adhered to ?

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I'm not your Bro... edited August 21, 2015 05:54
scorpio1 wrote:
Feverish wrote:
I'm not your Bro... wrote:

Could there be a new "illegibility' problem in NZ football with the Phoenix Academy ?

Under FIFA Article 19 "Protection of Minors" which covers players moving Internationally to Clubs or Academies: 

(http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/01/95/83/85/regulationsstatusandtransfer_e.pdf)

International Transfers of players are only permitted if player is over 18 with 3 exceptions which are basically:

a) The players parents move to the country for reasons not linked to Football ie: family move to country before join club/academy

b) Within EU, provide education blah blah blah

c) Player lives within 50km of border of country transferring to.

So, the WPFA recruit International players who move to NZ who (likely?) do not meet the above eg:. 

The Vanuatu player Ronaldo Wilkins (b1999) joined the WPFA academy "... through the relationship APFA has with Oceania Football...".

Do they also have other foreign players (Thailand) , others ? whose family may not have moved here before joining, or if at all ? 

Can HIBS appeal the 3-3 draw with Scots First X1 yesterday which Ronaldo played in or will Wellington College wait to see who makes the Final before playing the "Vanuatu Card" ;-) (joking !)

Of course I may be wrong as this could be my initial fuzzy thinking.

Thoughts anyone ?

depends what rules College Sport follow

This is a bit moot as HIBS and Wellington College were always going to make the Premier Final as those two teams couldn't be overtaken on points. And in the final played this week HIBS outplayed Wellington College, winning 3 - 1.

The College Football part was meant purely Tongue in Cheek.....

Any thoughts on the other part of the post  as to whether the Phoenix / Phoenix Academy is breaking FIFA rule 19 by recruiting minors who move here purely for football reasons.

Just to stress - this is nothing personal against the Phoenix / any player ..Just curious as to whether FIFA Rules are applicable in these instances , and/or being adhered to ?