FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) has released a document detailing the reasons why it rejected a U.S. youth club's claim for solidarity payments as it related to the 2014 transfer of DeAndre Yedlin from the Seattle Sounders FC to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
In its ruling, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN FC, the DRC stated that Redmond, Wash.-based Crossfire Premier was actually entitled to receive solidarity payments from the transfer. This by itself could have far-reaching implications in terms of similar claims by U.S. youth clubs. Crossfire had been seeking around $100,000 for its share of the fee based on the Yedlin's time with the youth club from 2006-10.