10. What should buyers do about the September 2026 FIFA EPTS documents?

Request current testing evidence for the exact product, rather than relying on an undated FIFA-certified claim. FIFA’s official listings show September 2026 EPTS application-guide and test-manual publications. Its programme describes performance reporting concerning positioning and velocity accuracy under specified tests. (inside.fifa.com)

This review verified the publication listings but did not retrieve the complete September manuals. It therefore does not assert new numerical tolerances, transition arrangements or a universal certification requirement for recruitment analytics.

Recommended evidence requests for tracking-derived player intelligence:

1. Exact system, version, certification record and validity period.
2. Applicable manual edition and complete performance report.
3. Which purchased outputs were actually evaluated.
4. Capture conditions and known limitations.
5. Separate validation on the women’s competitions, footage and player populations relevant to the buyer.

Keep certification, contractual rights and recruitment-model validation as separate scorecard items. Our buying recommendation is to require all three where relevant; a badge should not compensate for missing footage, unsupported role-fit inference or prohibited use.