CAS Appeals Involving Football Agents: 2024 Overview
The CAS & Football Annual Report 2024 reveals a notable focus on football agent-related appeals last year. These are cases brought to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) involving decisions about football agents, such as agent licensing or agent contract disputes. According to the report, seven CAS appeals in 2024 involved agent matters, accounting for about 6% of all FIFA-related football appeals, up from roughly 3 cases (≈2%) in 2023 . This uptick reflects the impact of FIFA’s new Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) and the increasing willingness of stakeholders to challenge decisions involving agents. Below is an analysis of the key agent-related CAS cases in 2024, highlighting the subjects of the appeals, the legal issues at stake, and their outcomes. We also discuss emerging trends and implications for football agents based on the data.