Norwegian sportspolitics.no was the first to report that the football association is sentenced to a fine, after the site took note of Fifa's recently published judgment of 25 June.

According to the rules, players under the age of 18 must have lived in the country for at least five years before they can be registered for games. If the union wants to register a player who does not meet that requirement, the union must seek a special permit for the player with Fifa. The purpose is to prevent young players from getting badly abroad, for example through trafficking or contracts with bad conditions.

Fifa now notes 54 cases where the Swedish association has allowed registration of underage players who have not lived in Sweden long enough.

SvFF defends the registrations

According to the judgment, SvFF defends the registrations, among other things, by the fact that the players concerned only participated in football games at the amateur level.

Another argument from the union's point of view is that the process takes too long. This means, according to SvFF, that many school students who come to Sweden for an exchange year do not have time to play football before returning home if they are forced to wait for a permit from Fifa.

Fifas writes in the judgment that it is not possible to ensure a controlled and safe environment for young players if the unions avoid the administrative processes, however good the intentions are.

TT has sought SvFF for a comment.