Many of Europe’s top football agents, including Mino Raiola and Jorge Mendes, have joined forces with up to two hundred UK-based agents, to fight FIFA’s plans to curb their power and influence in the transfer market.
The two 'Super agents', alongside Jonathan Barnett, founder of the Stellar Group, have indicated they will attend a meeting on Wednesday in North London of the Association of Football Agents (AFA), as they seek to delay or stop FIFA's latest recommendations.
FIFA's Stakeholders Committee voted in favour of the new regulations in October last year, limiting the amount an intermediary can earn to 10 per cent of a transfer fee - and three per cent of the player's fee.
They plan to implement the new rules as early as next season - although privately FIFA expects that deadline could be delayed by litigation from a number of representative bodies, including the AFA.
Mel Stein, co-founder of the AFA, told Sky Sports News that agents are already considering litigation in numerous territories around the globe, to make sure the proposed regulations are shelved.
"FIFA say they are ready to progress with the new rules, yet the consultation period is still to begin," Stein said. "Their plans have no validity whatsoever.
"They say they want to stop money going out of the game, yet there are no rules governing the amount a player, a manager or an administrator can earn. So why should there be rules for an agent?
"No one talks about money leaving the game when Gordon Taylor earns a seven-figure sum.
"When Tom Cruise earns $10m for a film, no one limits how much his agent earns. It is nonsensical."
Stein said the basis of any potential litigation would claim the rules were anti-competitive and a restriction of trade.
Globally, agents earned more than £500m in international transfers business last year - an increase of almost 20 per cent year on year.
FIFA says 80 percent of that total was paid by clubs from Italy, England, Germany, Portugal, Spain and France.
AjUnited
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Fuckers they have become so much fat from their greediness, they will soon die from diagnosis 😡
Of course heart, try to cure that with your fat ass money RIOLA
Lababidi
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So you mean to tell me that Bruno Fernandes want to stay at sporting?? Common the guy wants to leave buh the fee the agent and club are requesting for would make the player not achieve his dreams
the fees the agent demands can be forced by the player. its kinda mutual understanding. the agent support and help the player and the player back up his agent. but we know of several players who departed from their agents coz they didn't like how they were handling their affairs. now for the club fees that's something the player cant force. the club owns the player. the player have3 choices. 1 the player pleads for the club to reduce its asking price. or get a gentleman agreement on how much is acceptable for next mercato. 2 strike and demand being sold and risk it all. 3. buy out his cluase and go to the club he wants. bfor brono case till now it is the club who is demanding high price, though its lower than his release clause. we heard nothing about the agent at all.
Yutbnorsuy
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only players play the game. they cant belong to club otherwise they will only help the club agendas not the player. why do agents get bread coz they dont have salaries. they only get paid on commission..
So you mean to tell me that Bruno Fernandes want to stay at sporting?? Common the guy wants to leave buh the fee the agent and club are requesting for would make the player not achieve his dreams
Lababidi
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For instance Deligt wanted a move to Barca but due to the greedy agent who put their interest for money first before the player sent him to juve
plz dont tell me you really believe de ligt wanted to go to Barca but was forced by his agent to go to Juve. no one can force a player to sign a contract he doesn't want to. he could had simply fired the agent and got another one that helps him go to Barca. agents can advice and consult but not force the player
Lababidi
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But agents don’t play the game they don’t belong to a club they only negotiate for the players so tell us why they should be getting that kind of bread
only players play the game. they cant belong to club otherwise they will only help the club agendas not the player. why do agents get bread coz they dont have salaries. they only get paid on commission..
On1Plug
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well I find logic in what he says. "there are no rules governing the amount a player, a manager or an administrator can earn. So why should there be rules for an agent?" if fifa feels a limit should be put please put it on all sides. oh and please start with the players salaries first. 30 and 40mil a year is too much no matter who is the player.
But agents don’t play the game they don’t belong to a club they only negotiate for the players so tell us why they should be getting that kind of bread
Hipademuy
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It is time FIFA, implement the new rules without fear. You are the governing body. Hell to those agents. They are sometimes bigger than the clubs.
adhish
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10% is huge amount, just make rules that player cant keep any agent. for transfers they can help but with limited amount of money not exceeding 100k.
cetacptu
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Money is everything in this world
Sid8ive
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Fuckers they have become so much fat from their greediness, they will soon die from diagnosis 😡
Diagnosis of what ?
original10
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Your english is too poor.....where are you from?
Me and your daddy were from the same village, fool!! Why are you talking off the point? You’re trying to make a jest of me because I made a little error in what I typed? You better don’t do that!!
DaniloBossy
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FIFA must send these people out of football, they are making a mess of the game
AjUnited
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Fuckers they have become so much fat from their greediness, they will soon die from diagnosis 😡
Yutbnorsuy
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well I find logic in what he says. "there are no rules governing the amount a player, a manager or an administrator can earn. So why should there be rules for an agent?" if fifa feels a limit should be put please put it on all sides. oh and please start with the players salaries first. 30 and 40mil a year is too much no matter who is the player.
For instance Deligt wanted a move to Barca but due to the greedy agent who put their interest for money first before the player sent him to juve
Yutbnorsuy
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well I find logic in what he says. "there are no rules governing the amount a player, a manager or an administrator can earn. So why should there be rules for an agent?" if fifa feels a limit should be put please put it on all sides. oh and please start with the players salaries first. 30 and 40mil a year is too much no matter who is the player.
Agents changes players destiny for money means while they are not the ones going to use their body and energy to play on the pitch
wesadpry
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just clean the whole slate to
Rozcnprtuy
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Greedy motherfuckers
Joel14
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FCK MINO. He such a sucker. He is making pogba unsettle at utd yet paul likes UTD. ALL UTD FANS AND FOOTBALL FANS should hate that guy.
MikeTeddy
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I wanted to blast raiola but then Jorge mendes was involved my hands are tied
soccikrsy
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That’s why players transfer now are taking the piss in the valuation. Like Mbappa 232 million. What a fucking joke and it’s all because the GREEDY AGENTS. Fuck um off
zogemsitlhou
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All cos of raiaola.
Karupin
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All because raiola
Emmanuel360
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To Fifa these two great men are Pablo Escobar
butabklp
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madharchod agents
Profnick
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finally someone is doing something about that greedy man Raiola
liaacikmns
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Your english is too poor.....where are you from?
Yours is worse... Where are you from too?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
pirateZoRo7
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Agents to be banned, no need. Club and players should directly involved in all buying and selling.
banned ?? if you have good agent your life is settled look at Mino royale players high salary if he wantsnt there agent they may get have paid less salary
AustinEvergreen
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These agents are really becoming a pestilence to the game of football, it's better Fifa act now else in few years to come the, beautiful game would end up like world politics
Jipabemoy
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Agents to be banned, no need. Club and players should directly involved in all buying and selling.
dadbcosuy
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at last
Lababidi
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well I find logic in what he says. "there are no rules governing the amount a player, a manager or an administrator can earn. So why should there be rules for an agent?" if fifa feels a limit should be put please put it on all sides. oh and please start with the players salaries first. 30 and 40mil a year is too much no matter who is the player.
Modbclnuz
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Mino Raiola is CANCER.
Lababidi
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Mino you fat fck..... You don't deserve all that money just for a fkn negotiation. Should have to deal with the player. It should be up to the player to get the best deal for themselves... Lazy cnts. Do it so we fck agents off all together......
!!! players hire agents for handling negotiations for then that's one of the main jobs agents do. but that's not the only thing they do. they handle everything. housing, financial accounting firms, traveling, advertising agencies, public relations, trainers, chefs and health &food specialists, and solving problems. agents do everything for the player and at the end it's the player that hire and fire them. ask yourself question. do you think the player pays salary to the agent!!! nop the agent take his money from a cut of the deals he makes
foyacdirst
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I dont blame fifa agents have too much power
FaithEvans
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I'm with the agents on this one... if u really need a player that u feel can improve u, pay up... or else clubs would just keep ripping fans with no one to take the money from them and maintain balance
cadlrz
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Fuck all the fucking agents! They destroy football!
BlueBlackSnake
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Raiola is a corrupt man, ban him from football activities
caddnsu
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Man U fans is not happy about this news😂😂😂
Your english is too poor.....where are you from?
Scarlxrd7
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If u are a player and u are always following what some of the agents say then you are fucking up your own career
Mazkmrsuyz
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Mino you fat fck..... You don't deserve all that money just for a fkn negotiation. Should have to deal with the player. It should be up to the player to get the best deal for themselves... Lazy cnts. Do it so we fck agents off all together......
bat99dawg
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Greedy fat fuckers about time they get reeled in as too much influence and dont care for player or game only money.
emondorock
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Greedy fat fuckers about time they get reeled in as too much influence and dont care for player or game only money.
original10
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Man U fans is not happy about this news😂😂😂