Soccer-FIFA amends transfer regulations following Diarra ruling

FILE PHOTO: Football - FC Barcelona v Real Madrid UEFA Champions League Semi Final Second Leg - The Nou Camp, Barcelona, Spain - 10/11 , 3/5/11 Lassana Diarra - Real Madrid in action against Lionel Messi - FC Barcelona Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Lee Smith/File Photo

(Reuters) - FIFA has adopted an interim framework concerning the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, world soccer's governing body said on Monday, following a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling.

In October, the EU's top court said some of FIFA's rules on player transfers went against European Union laws and free movement principles in a case linked to former Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid player Lassana Diarra.