SPORT: FIFA AND CLUBS WORK TO PREVENT ANOTHER EU COURT CASE ON FOOTBALL.

The moves were confirmed in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on November 13 at the annual Soccerex convention, the last before the 2006 World Cup, drawing more than 2,000 professionals and 100 exhibitors from more than 75 countries. FIFA and European football authority UEFA are pitted against the elite G-14 group of richest clubs which believes clubs should get more recompense for releasing players for international duty.

The compensation issue has been a source of tension between clubs and national associations over many years. Clubs fear in particular that a proport