Fifa vs football agents: The battle for the transfer market that you haven’t heard about
It was another of those off-field moments that didn’t receive too much attention at the time, but will profoundly influence the game for years. The January transfer window will already see its effects.
On 30 November, an Arbitral Tribunal in the United Kingdom ruled that Fifa would not be able to impose a cap on agent commissions for football transfers in the territory. The decision immediately freed the various agencies to start consulting with clubs on January plans knowing what budgets they could work within, and have forced the global governing body “back to the drawing board”.
Potential alternatives like limiting the number of possible transfers, strengthening homegrown player rules to spread talent and more teams can win.
