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Topic: Football Agents Posted: 02 Apr 2015 at 5:58am |
Football agent rule changes 'could leave young players exploited'
The licensing of football agents ceased to exist as of 1 April
Football agent rule changes 'could leave young players exploited'
Young players could be at risk of "exploitation" because of changes to football agents' rules, according to agent David Seligman.
Fifa's global licensing system for agents was ended on 1 April and it is now supervised in individual countries.
The deregulation means someone with an "impeccable reputation" can now pay £500 to register with the Football Association as an 'intermediary'.
"The obvious problem would be exploitation," Seligman told BBC Sport.
"If you're a 16- or 17-year-old lad and you've got two people trying to sign you, are you going to sign with the middle-aged lawyer, who knows the rules and regulations inside out and will negotiate a deal properly? Or are you going to sign with the guy who doesn't know the rules and regulations but will take you out clubbing, buy the watches and drive the nice cars?"
- World football governing body Fifa argues the new system will be more transparent - given only 25-30% of international transfers are concluded by licensed agents.
- Professional Footballers' Association chairman Gordon Taylor says it may help make transfer fees clearer.
- Mel Stein, chairman of the Association of Football Agents says deregulation will lead to a "Wild West" of agents and "create anarchy".
Seligman, who works for Carter Moore Solicitors and represents several Football League players, added: "A player could end up signing with someone who isn't insured and will not be qualified for several years.
"Those sort of guys are going to be going out and representing players without having the necessary skill or qualification to do so. It could cause problems down the line."
Prospective agents used to have to pass an exam featuring questions on contract legalities, immigration rules and registration laws - and also had to pay a bond for insurance purposes.
But the deregulation from world football's governing body Fifa means that qualification is no longer required.
Mel Stein, chairman of the Association of Football Agents, is appealing against the change of rules and told The Guardian he thinks it is wrong that "a bloke in the pub" could now offer to represent players.
"Fifa couldn't cope so they decided to hand it over to the individual territories," he said.
"I can see the bloke in the pub who knows a parent or a footballer's dad saying 'I'll represent you' and then undercutting everyone."
Football players' union chief Taylor said: "I suppose there's an attempt there to increase transparency but you just wonder how difficult it will be to keep track of. But there is need for transparency in transfer fees - if this leads to more of that then good."
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Posted: 02 Apr 2015 at 7:21am |
The current situation with Raheem Sterling tells you all you need to know about football agents.
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Posted: 02 Apr 2015 at 10:07am |
Registered Scouts 2014-2015 Title Name Surname Name of Club Mr. David Berrigan Middlesbrough FC Mr. Willie Byrne Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Mr. Gerard Cassidy Blackburn Rovers FC Mr. Michael Conroy Blackburn Rovers FC Mr. Larry Corbally Aston Villa FC Mr Paul Hamilton Everton Mr. Matt Keane Aston Villa FC Mr. Anthony O'Gorman Aston Villa FC Mr. Patrick Quirke Reading FC Mr. Patrick Walters Sheffield Wednesday
I know it a different subject but couldn't believe how few registered scouts on the FAI website in Ireland. When you go to matches you will see more scouts than what's here.
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Posted: 02 Apr 2015 at 12:28pm |
Any job with agent in the title, accept maybe cleaning agent, is a ****. It just means lying money grabber
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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 at 7:47am |
Not many people empathise with football agents. Often depicted as the embodiment of the game’s post‑1992 years of excess, those who help broker transfers and secure lucrative contracts for their clients may find sympathy hard to come by even if controversial new regulations could potentially reduce their future income.
Now, Fifa will no longer be responsible for an industry worth billions, the governing body deregulating a business that, it claims, is rife with underhand and unlicensed transactions across the world. In an attempt to increase transparency, it will be the duty of each national association to supervise agents and a licensing system that has been in place for years will end.
It is not difficult to understand why the AFA, which represents around 450 of the 550 licensed agents in England, is so exercised by the changes. Fifa is recommending that agents – who will now be officially known as “intermediaries” – have their commission on player transfers and contract deals capped at 3%. At present this figure varies but usually falls between 5% and 10%.
In some cases this will significantly reduce the amount agents can earn from deals. However, it is not the only new measure that could change the existing landscape. Stein – who was previously an agent who represented Paul Gascoigne – met the Football Association last week to present a 13-point agenda and has appealed against Fifa’s plan to the European Commission, a process that is ongoing.
The licensed football agent will be a thing of the past. Intermediaries will no longer be required to pass an exam to qualify. In theory, anybody can become one, providing they have an “impeccable reputation” – essentially are without a criminal record – have no conflicted interests, and in England pay £500 to register with the FA.
Fifa argues the new system will prevent money-laundering in the game, stating that currently only 25-30% of transfers across the world are conducted by licensed agents. It hopes the guidelines will be adopted by each association, who will enforce a “full disclosure and publication of the remuneration and payments made to intermediaries
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Posted: 13 Apr 2015 at 3:22pm |
pre Madonna wrote:
Any job with agent in the title, accept maybe cleaning agent, is a ****. It just means lying money grabber | This, every time.
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Fake Agent proves this on pornhub
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Posted: 13 Apr 2015 at 3:29pm |
Roberto Baggio wrote:
pre Madonna wrote:
Any job with agent in the title, accept maybe cleaning agent, is a ****. It just means lying money grabber |
Fake Agent proves this on pornhub | pornhub?
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Posted: 13 Apr 2015 at 3:34pm |
Roberto Baggio wrote:
pre Madonna wrote:
Any job with agent in the title, accept maybe cleaning agent, is a ****. It just means lying money grabber |
Fake Agent proves this on pornhub | more a fake taxi man
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Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 5:22am |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 5:37pm |
According to mirror journo Brian Reade ex dj turned agent Mendes made £25m from EPL clubs in 2014 feckin ridiculous.
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Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 7:20pm |
Used to do a bit of this a few years back, the murkiest profession around. Even in Ireland there is illegal payments getting made. Was glad to get out of it
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Posted: 14 Aug 2016 at 6:29am |
Willie Mckay horible litlle shyster.
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Joey Bartons agent enough said.
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