In response to concerns within Europe regarding the availability of players for the Olympic Football Tournament in Australia in September, it was agreed to revert to this issue once the European finalists were known. The concept was approved of a Football Arbitration Tribunal, in which football experts only deal with football-related disputes. The Committee agreed that further study should be given to proposals to reduce from seven to five the number of international matches for which clubs are obliged to release players. The Executive Committee approved that the Ordinary FIFA Congress 2000 be held on 4 and 5 August in Zurich. A match on 23 December 1999 between a Macao All Stars selection and China to commemorate Macao's return to China was also approved by the Executive Committee.
New efforts are to be made to co-operate with organisations for handicapped football.
The FIFA President reported on joint initiatives with UEFA to pursue a dialogue with the European Union to limit the negative effects of the Bosman Ruling, including efforts to limit the number of foreign players in club teams to five. The President also reported on his visits to Palestine, Jordan and Israel, where football had been acknowledged as a mediating force to foster understanding among the people living in this region. The eight teams will play in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The Club World Championship from 5 to 14 January 2000 is the first FIFA competition in 50 years to be organised in Brazil, the country that has produced the World Champions four times. 6 million and no team earning less than USD. 2.5 million.