Soccer-Shakhtar file complaint to EU over FIFA transfer rules

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - RB Leipzig v Shakhtar Donetsk - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - September 6, 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk players pose with the flag of Ukraine after the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

(Reuters) - Shakhtar Donetsk has filed a complaint before the European Union Commission against FIFA, saying they lost around 40 million euros ($43.63 million) in revenue due to the governing body's emergency transfer rules during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In June last year, FIFA moved to help protect foreign players affected by the conflict in Ukraine by amending its Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) and allowing them to suspend their contracts until June 2023.