One of the biggest frustrations of almost anyone in the mediation profession is the huge misunderstanding as to what mediation is amongst the broader community, let alone how the process works, the role of a mediator and the benefits of mediation. This misunderstanding is somewhat understandable to the general public;...
FIFA ‘throwing yet another hand-grenade’ into the already fractured and confused agent regulatory landscape, with circular 1873 announcing on 30th December 2023; the temporary suspension of several aspects of the FFAR worldwide - this will no doubt further exacerbate problems and confusion for many in the footballing world not least...
Football Agent Disputes Ready to Go from Busy to Overdrive - when those involved in football agent related disputes start to realise that there are alternatives to resolve disputes that save time, save money, puts them in control, and also undertake such processes confidentially ………… they will ‘wake up’ to...
Following the publication of FIFAs mediation guidelines in February 2023, and also some additional commentary and information gained from various webinars etc, I have developed serious reservations over time when it comes to FIFAs ‘mediation’ model and whether it is ‘true’ mediation or just a bumbling attempt at ‘arbitration on...
One of the biggest frustrations and concerns for many football agents is that of what happens if they become embroiled in a dispute with a client (i.e., player or club) or another football participant (e.g., another agent). This isn’t so much on the basis of the dispute alone, as this...
The ‘transfer window’ is both a very time-limited and covert world), as well as the successful ‘deals’, transactions and transfers that are concluded - it is very rare for there to be full insight into the failed transactions, their causes and all the acrimony that the football transfer window generates,...
Are Agents the Oil in the Football Machine, Doing the Grubby Jobs that No-One Else Wants ………. But an Integral Part of a Functioning Engine? ...
Will Some Football Agents Mistakenly 'Cap' Their Own Commissions - and FIFA 'Get Their Way'? Despite any ruling or judgment about the legality, unlawfulness or fairness of the cap in the new FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) ...
Could The Uncertainty of this Summers Football Transfer Window with the New Football Agent Regulations Sow the Seeds of Confusion, Discontent, Conflict and Disputes...
The Summer of 2023 Could Well Be the Craziest of Transfer Windows – Particularly for Agents,. Not least with the recent introduction of the new FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) ‘into the mix’....
