the Webster rulingnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈweb.stə ˌruː.lɪŋ//ˈweb.stɚ ˌruː.lɪŋ/in the UK, a legal decision made in 2006 that allows a football player to leave a club after a fixed period of time even if it is less than the time written in their contract:
Under the Webster ruling, Rooney can buy out the final year of his contract for the relatively small sum of £5 m.
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