Football agent commission cap faces delay until 2026 amid legal battles
One leading agent says that agencies will be tempted to do January business in partnership with German agents as a way of circumventing FFAR.
FIFA’s efforts to cap football agent commissions halted by Madrid court ruling, with agents exploiting German legal loopholes for upcoming transfers. German agents “will have a lot of friends very soon,” says one agent.
Madrid court’s suspension of FIFA’s commission cap garners applause at European Football Agents Association meeting, impacts beyond Spain anticipated.
Why it matters: Ongoing litigation across Europe paralyses FIFA's new Football Agent Regulations, leaving the industry’s immediate future uncertain.
The perspective: Agents and experts argue that FIFA’s focus on capping commissions overlooks broader issues within the football industry’s economic structure.
10 November 2023 - 3:29 PM
A cap on football agent’s commissions may not be implemented until at least 2026 – if at all – while some agents are preparing to use German intermediaries to conduct January transfer business as a way of getting around FIFA’s new agency regulations.
Earlier this week the Madrid court suspended FIFA’s Football Agent Regulations (FFAR), with specific reference to a cap on commissions, the latest in a s
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