Simply breathtaking ..... Agents threaten Fifa with legal action over transfer payment cap plans Leading agents including Mino Raiola, Jorge Mendes and Jonathan Barnett have threatened Fifa with legal action over plans for a cap on transfer payments. In September, Fifa announced plans to limit agents of the selling club to a maximum of 10% of the transfer fee. In addition, Fifa want a 3% cap of the player's fee and 3% of the player's fee for agents of the buying club. "We want fairness," Barnett countered. "Fifa should recognise us and treat us in a proper manner." Fifa want to implement their plans possibly as early as next season but Barnett, who represents high-profile players including Gareth Bale and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, added: "The truth is Fifa doesn't know exactly what an agent does. "No-one from Fifa has ever been to my office or had a conversation with me. "If you ask players what they want, they are in favour of agents. There are never complaints about agents' fees from players. "We will try until the last minute to resolve the problem but rest assured, if necessary we will go to every court in the world." The agents were among a 200-strong gathering in Barnet. Raiola and Barnett were part of a smaller meeting beforehand, in which all agents present were said to be united in their opposition to Fifa's intentions. "For the first time, we have agreed a united policy in respect of Fifa's proposals," said Mel Stein, life president of the Association of Football Agents. "We will be writing to them jointly to advise them that once there is a formal, consultative process in place where all parties can bring their proposals to the table, we will be eager to meet with them. "As far as we are concerned, it sends a clean, positive message to Fifa on where we are on this." In response Fifa said: "We are aiming for a system of balanced and reasonable regulation, instead of the law of the jungle currently in place, with conflicts of interests rife and exorbitant 'commissions' being earned left and right. "In the last year alone, football agents earned $653.9m (£498.2m) in fees, four times more than in 2015." Fifa said it was proposing "sensible, reasonable, rational, proportionate and necessary" regulations "to protect the interests of players and the wider interests of football". https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51211078
"If you ask players what they want, they are in favour of agents. There are never complaintsabout agents' fees from players.“ No **** Sherlock (not you WJ), considering the clubs have to pay the agents’ fees. Take it out of the players share of the transfer fee and then let’s talk!
Totally agree. That system has been working brilliantly since entertainment began. A performer (or player) is perfectly entitled to engage an agent to help manage his career. This is a mafia mob that's muscled their way in & the cancer has spread, unchallenged. They've let their slip show now with this article, but have FIFA got the nerve to take them on? Wouldn't surprise me if they have dirt on FIFA that they'll threaten to expose. Wouldn't take much to find some, I'm guessing.
Players should pay agents and any other hangers on they employ. Hard to change a system though that has been allowed develop into current mess
Agents are leeches IMO, players do need them though, but it's gone beyond a joke the money that they take out of football.
Did anyone watch BT Sports Tuesday evening highlighting FIFA, Sepp Blatter and the Qatar bid for the 2022 WC, very interesting indeed, Blatter is a gangster who in the end has been ousted and I think that FIFA are trying to clean the game up, well FIFA can you get your arses over here and audit the EFA, because this lot are fkg bent, as for agents just shoot the vermin and have rid of them.
Just in process of trying to sort out FAI after Delaney and his mates stripped it bare allegedly. Money corrupts, sport no exception
