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.

The GBE framework determines whether non-UK players can legally secure a work permit to play in Great Britain. The latest iteration of these rules remains heavily reliant on a points-based system (PBS), emphasising international appearances, league strength, continental competition experience, and club ranking. Understanding these rules is crucial for football agents negotiating the complex UK transfer market. This article provides a breakdown of the latest GBE requirements, insights, and implications for recruitment across the Premier League (PL) and English Football League (EFL).

Manchester City has secured a significant legal victory against the Premier League, a ruling that could dramatically reshape financial regulations in English football. The independent tribunal deemed key elements of the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules unlawful, raising serious questions about the future of financial oversight in the league. But what does this decision mean for clubs, competition, and the overall structure of football governance?

We interviewed and surveyed 30 agents both new and experienced to understand their challenges, workflows, and knowledge.

Doping is when athletes use illegal drugs or methods to improve their performance. This could include hormones, anabolic steroids, stimulants, and other drugs that improve performance (PEDs). Doping is done to get an unfair advantage over other athletes by making them stronger, faster, more durable, and better able to heal.

For hundreds of years, gambling has been a part of sports, and football is no different. Fans may enjoy the thrill of betting, but players take a big risk when they do it. This post talks about the rules of football gambling, the history of gambling in football, how players become addicted, famous cases of players gambling, the consequences they face, and the help that is available for players who are addicted to gambling.

Match fixing in football refers to changing the results of a game or certain events that happen during a game on purpose to get a certain result. Players, officials, or people from outside the game can all do this, and it often includes big cash benefits or pressure. Fixing matches hurts the dignity of football by changing the results and making fans, players, and others lose trust in the game.

The football industry has grown considerably, characterised by substantial financial transactions and a growing number of disputes. The decision-making bodies of FIFA are essential in addressing these matters. This post examines the structure and functions of FIFA's main judicial bodies, particularly in light of the substantial reforms enacted on October 1, 2021.

The Bosman verdict, a turning point in the legal and economic history of football, profoundly transformed the dynamics of player transfers and contracts. This article examines the origins of the verdict, the condition of football transfers prior to its enactment, its significant influence on the sport, and the subsequent implications of current events, including the Lassana Diarra vs FIFA case.

The FIFA Clearing House (FCH) represents a substantial development in football's transfer system, fundamentally altering the processing of financial transactions, especially training compensations and solidarity payments. FCH is FIFA's approach to improve accountability, fairness, and integrity in football finance. It was founded in response to disparities and lack of transparency in football finance. This article examines the intricacies of FCH, its effects, and the challenges it encounters in altering the financial landscape of football.

The FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) is an innovative digital platform that has fundamentally changed international football transfers. It launched in October 2010 with the goal of increasing transparency, efficiency, and regulatory compliance in the transfer process. This article discusses the TMS's complexities, evaluating its impact on global football, with a special focus on the English game, which is known for its significant transfer activities.

Third-Party Ownership (TPO) in football refers to the practice of investment companies or agencies owning a share of a player's economic rights. While TPO has had an immense financial impact on global football, it has also raised ethical and regulatory concerns, resulting in FIFA's 2015 ban. This article looks at how TPO works, its impact on football and what the future may hold for this contentious practice.

FIFA's training compensation and solidarity mechanisms are critical components of its regulations, which are intended to foster and incentivise the development of young football players. These methods ensure that clubs that invest in developing young players are adequately compensated. This article digs into the complexities of training compensation and the solidarity mechanism, explaining their purpose, calculation, and the function of FIFA's Clearing House in payment distribution.

Big changes occurred in the world of football after the UK left the EU. This dramatic change has had far-reaching consequences for British football, rewriting the rules surrounding player mobility and transfers.

Since its establishment in 2011, the UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations have incited intense debate and discourse within the football world. FFP was established to ensure that clubs operate within their financial capabilities while promoting fiscal stability across European football. As we transition into a new era, UEFA has redefined Financial Fair Play (FFP) by introducing "Financial Sustainability" rules in 2023. In this post, we examine FFP's legacy, how FFP is calculated, the implications of its replacement, and the effects on clubs and football agents.