MFPA is pleased to announce that the Appeals board has issued its decision in the Jurgen Borg case, and welcomes the huge reduction in damages awarded. The Appeal’s board today REDUCED THE DAMAGES FROM €15,000 (as had been decided by the Complaints Board) TO €4,000.

This is a huge win for Borg and MFPA, considering that the Club was asking for €35,000 (including 9k parameters). Back in 2017, Borg had also reached out to the Club in question and offered €25,000 (including 9k parameters) to settle the matter, but the Club had rejected the offer.

Jurgen Borg took a stand when he felt unjustly treated. Fully aware of the backlash he could face and the risks involved, he took on a system that always seemed to favour organisations at the expense of individuals. His case went all the way to the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Switzerland, where he won his challenge against MFA Executive committee decision.

MFPA has supported Jurgen Borg throughout this journey because it believes in his honesty and integrity. The new rules introduced earlier this month will hopefully avoid the need for players to resort to such drastic action in future.

His case will go down in Malta’s football history, not only for its individual merits, but also because it was consequential and instrumental in MFPA’s fight and victory for the abolishment of the transfer fee at the end of the contract (Parameters)