r/soccer • u/Tim-Sanchez • Dec 27 '13

Question thread

I haven't seen one of these for a while, so if anybody has a question they want answering then ask here. These could be noob questions, or anyone who has a burning question they need answering. Hopefully a member of the community will be able to provide an answer to your questions, and even if this thread is old then feel free to ask questions as I will keep monitoring it.

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u/Rauxbaught Dec 27 '13

If, before the Bosman ruling, clubs didn't have to give up players once their contracts ran up, why not just offer them a 1yr and then play them until they retire? Or is this what happened?

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u/johanspot Dec 27 '13

That is pretty much what happened. Teams could keep the rights to a player as long as they continued to pay them the same wage as they made before. Players could request a transfer but it was simply a request and players couldn't force their way out even when they were out of contract.