Association football contracts
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Association football contracts are the legal contracts for both amateur and professional
Labor law: Association Football Contracts
Labor law has always been an extremely important determinant of association football contracts.[1] The way countries classify labor done by football players is essential to many aspects of the football players' contract.[1] In the 21st century we have seen some shifts in the nature of labor classification in football.[1] In some countries football players are classified as service providers rather than employees.[1] Bulgaria is an example of this, in November, 2005, during a conference in Sofia it was confirmed that the country would shift football players to persons providing a service.[1] As a result, clubs do not have to pay for employee benefits previously afforded to players under the old classification.[1]
Financial issues: Association Football Contracts
One of the most important issues of modern day contract negotiations is a club's valuation of players. Along with this following accounting principles set out by respective governing bodies is really important in setting out the terms of a contract.[2] Following these guidelines and rules has become a huge issue especially when the duration of some contracts is longer than the required duration for certain accounting practices required.[2] With the increase in private investment in the sport this continues to be an issue.[2][3]
Contracts and psychology
There are a multitude of possible psychological effects of signing contracts among players.[4] Signing contracts has different effects on players who play differently and evaluating those effects has become a topic for debate among sport scientists. Defenders' performances are often found to be better once they sign a new contract while midfielders and attackers see mixed reviews.[4] Young players also see the effects of signing a contract with physical attributes, the added pressure seems to impact them positively leading to increased physical attributes in the short term after signing a professional contract.[5]
See also
- Eastham v. Newcastle United, a similar 1963 court case in England
- United States
- ACP countries