February 2 – FIFA has completed a two-day consultation on football agent regulations in Montevideo, Uruguay, where the world governing body met with agent organisations from Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe.
With new agent regulations set to be brought into force at the end of the year, FIFA took the opportunity to go through key points in the current draft regulations with organisations including the Unión de Agentes Intermediarios de Fútbol de América, the Professional Football Agents Association, the African Football Agents Association and the Asian Football Agents Association.
FIFA’s Head of Agents, Luís Villas-Boas Pires, said: “We would like to thank the participating agent associations for the extremely positive dialogue. There is a common objective in terms of raising the ethical and professional standards of this occupation, protecting players and promoting contractual stability and solidarity. This is ultimately about safeguarding the integrity of the sport and ensuring the proper functioning of the transfer system.”
Reform of the agents regulations has been a vital part of FIFA’s reform and in particular works hand in glove with the reform of the transfer system.
Central to the reform is a new legal framework governing agents’ activity and the licensing of agents.
Among a number of new proposals is the establishment of an Agents Chamber to deal with specific disputes, while there will also be the much-needed introduction of oversight over the payment of agents fees which will have to be made through the FIFA Clearing House.
Other proposals in the draft regulations include the application of sanctions to clients (clubs and players) who work with unlicensed agents, and the creation of the Football Agent Working Group.
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