Buenos Aires, March 25 (NA) – Estudiantes de La Plata was sanctioned by FIFA and is barred from registering new players until it resolves a debt with Inter Miami related to Facundo Farías's transfer. The measure is now formalized in the organization's international system, and according to the Argentine News Agency, it covers three transfer windows. Farías had joined the La Plata club at the end of January 2025 in a permanent transfer from the MLS franchise, a deal officially announced by Inter Miami. Regarding the transfer value, the most repeated figure in the press is US$ 4.5 million for 70% of his card, although publications about the sanction emphasize that neither the exact claimed amount nor the specific details of the breach were officially disclosed. According to FIFA's institutional explanation on its 'registration ban' platform, clubs on the list cannot register players nationally or internationally during the sanction period. The restriction can also be lifted once the sanction is fulfilled or when the organization's administration considers the situation regularized. In this context, the sanction poses a problem for Estudiantes's sports planning for the upcoming market. So far, the club has not made a public communication with details about the debt, while journalistic reports indicate that the leadership is already working to unblock the conflict before the next transfer window. Farías's arrival at 'Pincha' was also linked by sports media to a negotiation in which businessman Foster Gillett was involved.
