In this Sept 25, 2015 file photo, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) logo is fixed on a wall of its headquarters during a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA launched the third edition of the Executive Program in Sports Arbitration on April 12, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

GENEVA – FIFA launched the third edition of the Executive Program in Sports Arbitration on Wednesday to teach footballers to deal with legal cases in sports.
The applications for the program are open from April 12 to June 16, 2023, and the FIFA website provides more information about the program.

"FIFA has a long-standing and extensive practice before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), being the international federation with the most experience of dealing with such procedures," FIFA said.

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FIFA said it has a longer history of legal cases in sports than CAS and the program will let footballers know more about the proceedings and practical aspects of CAS.

Real Madrid players celebrate after winning the FIFA Club World Cup final match between Real Madrid and Al Hilal at Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat, Morocco on Feb 11, 2023. FIFA launched the third edition of the Executive Program in Sports Arbitration on April 12, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

The program will run from September to December 2023 in Madrid, Buenos Aires and Zurich.