Overview
- Estudiantes, which appeared on FIFA’s prohibited registration list on March 16, faces a freeze on new signings for three transfer windows.
- The case stems from a claimed unpaid debt to Inter Miami linked to the 2025 transfer of Facundo Farías, with businessman Foster Gillett reported as involved in that deal.
- Club leaders confirmed the sanction in FIFA’s system and said they are working on a payment or settlement to clear the case ahead of the next window in about three months.
- Under FIFA rules, the restriction lifts once the debt is paid or both sides file an agreement, which FIFA then records to remove the ban.
- Local reports note several Argentine teams also sit on the list, including Banfield, Unión, Independiente, Sarmiento and San Lorenzo, signaling broader cross-border payment frictions.