The long-running dispute involving a claim for solidarity payments by Redmond-based Crossfire Premier over the transfer of former Seattle Sounders midfielder DeAndre Yedlin to Tottenham Hotspur was rejected by FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber on Monday.
The three-page document, obtained by Sounder At Heart, does not outline the reason the claim was unsuccessful. The decision was made on April 11, though not transmitted to the parties until today. Solidarity Payments and Training Compensation are a FIFA mandate designed to reward youth programs that develop professional players. Upon signing their first professional contract overseas, or subsequently being transferred, a set amount of money is distributed to the youth teams that helped develop the player.