GENEVA: FIFA won the latest ruling Monday of an international, multi-case fight by soccer player agents to block rules that would regulate their industry and cap their fees. FIFA also wants to prohibit player agents from representing both the buying and selling clubs in a transfer. PROFAA said it was “extremely disappointed” by the CAS ruling and the effect it would have on thousands of agents’ livelihood. That FIFA group does not include some of the industry’s highest profile agencies which have said over several years they were not properly consulted about shaping the rules. The court also agreed the FIFA rules are not incompatible with laws in France and Italy and nor do they contravene the Major League Soccer collective bargaining agreement.

Source: The Nation July 25, 2023 05:27 UTC