FIFA is facing a legal backlash against new regulations which could “get rid of up to 70 per cent of agents.”
Football’s world governing body are demanding that all agents take a new exam by October 1, are putting a three per cent cap on player contract negotiations and are clamping down on dual representation in transfers. Agents have already met to discuss formulating plans to oppose FIFA’s new rules and they are ready to go to court to challenge the restrictions as a restraint of trade.
FIFA have brought in a “legacy agent” caveat which will enable agents registered before 2015 will not have to take the new exam as they qualified under the old rules.
