During the player confirmation process, the former association may update key player details, such as name, nationality, date of birth, and gender, directly in TMS. The former association should also assign a FIFA ID to the player.
After the player confirmation, if the FIFA ID was not assigned, the new association must assign a FIFA ID in the ITC process, take over the player’s FIFA ID, and make any further changes first in its National Registration System (NRS). For these changes to be reflected in TMS, the player must be assigned a FIFA ID in TMS. If that is not the case, associations must first assign the FIFA ID before updating the player details.
If a Member Association that is not the data owner needs to update a player’s information, it can either ask the current data owner to make the update, or take over the player’s FIFA ID if it is in the process of registering the player or has already done so, and then apply the changes directly.
Updates to players' gender and date of birth are automatically notified to the TMS Helpdesk via FIFA Connect ID.
Updates to players' names and nationalities must be notified by the association to the TMS Helpdesk.