Fifa has announced a series of measures to restrict fees paid to players' agents and the amount of international loan deals clubs can be involved in. They will see agents of the selling club receive a maximum of 10% of the transfer fee. In addition, the cap will be 3% of the player's fee and 3% of the player's fee for agents of a buying club. The recommendations from the Football Stakeholders Committee will go to the Fifa Council meeting on 24 October. The Premier League paid out more than £260m to agents during 2018-19 - an increase of £49m on the previous 12 months. The restriction on international loans is designed to "prevent player hoarding and ensure that loans have a valid sporting purpose for youth development as opposed to commercial purposes". For players aged 22 and over, from next season clubs will be limited to eight international loans in and out, with that number dropping to six by 2022-23. There will also be a maximum of three loans in and three out by the same two clubs. The new guidelines are part of Fifa's ongoing process to reform the transfer system, in order to protect its integrity and prevent abuses.
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to go on trial in June to face corruption charges Last updated on12 April 202212 April 2022.From the sectionFootball please log in to view this image Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were two of the most powerful figures in world football Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and former Uefa president Michel Platini will go on trial in Switzerland in June to face corruption charges. Swiss prosecutors say Blatter unlawfully arranged a transfer of 2m Swiss francs (£1.6m) to Platini in 2011. Blatter and Platini - who were indicted in November - have both previously denied any wrongdoing. If found guilty, they could receive prison sentences or fines. The case was opened in September 2015 after Fifa, football's world governing body, was dogged by accusations of widespread corruption. Fifa's ethics committee launched an investigation which saw both men banned from the game and forced to leave their positions. The Swiss case centres on a request for payment for advisory work Platini did for the then-Fifa president Blatter, 86, between 1998 and 2002. Prosecutors said Platini, 66, demanded the payment "over eight years after the termination of his advisory activity". "With Blatter's involvement, Fifa made a payment to Platini in said amount at the beginning of 2011," prosecutors previously said. Blatter and Platini are charged with fraud, embezzlement, "unfaithful business management" and forgery of documents. The trial will start on 8 June. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61086784
A Swiss court not a surprise there then bearing in mind the sheer amount of money that's flowed through that banking system . Bit like Londongrad
He continued 'but the money in the brown envelope paid for a new conservatory and I upgraded my Fiesta to a Focus so thank you Qatar'
