2004 FIFA Statutes / Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes, Article 15 ("Principle")

Governing-body regulation or decision

2004 FIFA Statutes / Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes, Article 15 ("Principle")

FIFA · 2004

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Disputed interpretation: The AFA capped Messi in a 2004 friendly in order to legally block Spain.
The claim that a 2004 youth friendly legally tied Messi to Argentina and blocked Spain — disputed interpretation resting on a false legal premise

Recorded in the Phase 8 merged ledger as primary text retrieved verbatim. "Official competition" is defined in the Statutes as "a competition for representative teams organised by FIFA or any confederation"; a friendly is not one.