FIFA Sanctions About Dispute With Players: Semen Padang Is Safe, PSM Is Still Alert

PSM Makassar is still anxious about the FIFA (Instagram/@psm_makassar) sanctions.

JAKARTA - President Director (Director) of I-League, Ferry Paulus, revealed the continuation of the FIFA sanctions involving a number of Indonesian clubs. He said, Semen Padang is in a safe status, while PSM Makassar still has to be vigilant.

As is known, these two teams were sanctioned by FIFA by not being allowed to register new players in the transfer market this season. This must be done because the club concerned still has disputes regarding salary and others with players.

"Semen Padang has completed and has also been conveyed to FIFA that the portal in FIFA usually takes a lot of time."

"However, there are regulations, there are new provisions in FIFA, a maximum of four working days they have an automatic clearance. So, it should be automatic clearance for the next few days," said Ferry Paulus in Jakarta, quoted Thursday, August 7, 2025.

As for PSM, until now it has not resolved the dispute with its former player, Willem Jan Pluim. This issue is trying to be resolved, but it has not been resolved.

"If PSM still doesn't have an agreement. That's more precisely the dispute with (Wiljan) Pluim, there is a transfer transfer that is still not clear," said Ferry.

If PSM can't solve this problem before the start of the 2025/2026 Super League, they will have to appear with the remaining players from the previous season.

"Then, for clubs that have not yet finished withdrawing clearance from FIFA, of course, as of today, it means that the two clubs cannot register new players."

"So, the existing players can still be played, but if the players are not enough, of course the sanctions will be even more severe," said Ferry Paulus.