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The Bulls could benefit from a legal case currently beginning in the Belgian courts.
Charleroi, backed by the G14 group of clubs, is claiming compensation from FIFA for a player injured in an international friendly.
Charleroi midfielder Abdelmajid Oulmers was out for eight months after playing against Burkina Faso for Morocco in a friendly in November 2004. Charleroi are suing FIFA for compensation over the loss of the player, and their subsequent failure to win the Belgian League.
FIFA say individual national associations are responsible for the losses but no compensation is currently paid on most players. The G14 group believe that FIFA should have an insurance pool so that all players are adequately covered. The case is likely to end up in the European Courts of Justice in a parallel to the Bosman ruling that changed transfers forever.
The Bulls could benefit over the injury Simon Travis received last summer playing for England in the Four Nations Tournament. Travis, who signed a new contract just weeks before the injury, missed four months of the new season after puncturing a lung depriving the Bulls of one of their most influential players last season. In theory, if Charleroi and the G14 group win, the Bulls would be able to claim compensation for the loss of his services.
