FIFA bans Partizan from registering players again
The ban has applied since November 2 and lasts until the club settles a debt from a Lausanne arbitration ruling. Rasim Ljajic says it is 59,000 euros and will be fixed by the end of the day.
FIFA’s official platform shows that Partizan was handed a ban on registering new players on November 2. The measure stays in place until the club settles its obligations, and Partizan president Rasim Ljajic says that will happen today.
Why was Partizan banned?
Ljajic explained the background of the case to Meridian sport. By his account, it is a dispute with the lawyer of Frank Kanute.
“The lawyer of Frank Kanute sued Partizan and won the dispute before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. The amount is 59,000 euros,” Ljajic told Meridian sport.
The club president also claims the club did not know about the ruling until a few days ago.
“The ruling only reached the club now, and we immediately set about solving the problem. I expect everything to be finished by the end of the day,” Ljajic told Meridian sport.
In his view, the debt is an inheritance. “This is one more of the leftovers from the previous management that we are dealing with,” the Partizan president said to Meridian sport.
Is the debt 59,000 or 60,000 euros?
The sources do not agree on everything. Ljajic speaks of 59,000 euros. Sport klub writes that enforcement of the sanction was ordered until a debt of 60,000 euros to a foreign creditor is paid, and that this is the total under the ruling, interest included.
The account of when the ruling was issued also differs. According to Sport klub, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed down the ruling in November 2024, and the sanction has now come due for enforcement. Ljajic, on the other hand, maintains that the ruling reached the club only now. Who is right cannot be determined from the available statements, so all that can be said is what each side claims.
Not the first time
This is not Humska Street’s first appearance on this list. FIFA has barred Partizan from registering players several times before over unpaid obligations, and the measures were lifted as soon as the club paid the debt. The same model applies now: the ban does not expire on a date, it ends with a payment.
Ljajic recently said, also to Meridian sport, that the club’s financial situation is much more stable than when he took over, but that Partizan still faces debts from the period of the previous management. Sport klub, which ties the club’s leadership to Ljajic and Danko Lazovic, assesses that it would be no surprise if similar problems recur.
What comes next
As of publication, there was no confirmation that the debt had been paid or the ban lifted. Ljajic’s deadline is the end of today, November 3. The ban stands until the club settles its obligations, so only after a payment will it be clear whether Partizan is back among the clubs allowed to register reinforcements.
