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...
Without going into too much detail about the case; not least out of respect for the process I was fortunate enough to get first-hand experience of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS / TAS). I was neither the claimant or respondent in the case; I was however requested to...
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,...
The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on arguments that don't make sense...
Could The Uncertainty of this Summers Football Transfer Window with the New Football Agent Regulations Sow the Seeds of Confusion, Discontent, Conflict and Disputes...
Pro-Bono Mediation: Can It Really Work Without ‘Skin in the Game’ (especially in professional sports and football)?...
I haven’t suggested the possibility of mediation to the dispute between FIFA and Football Agents over new regulations for my own benefit as a mediator – although in a perverse kind-of-way, I would relish being part of the assigned mediation team in this dispute, but the responses to the idea...
What many fail to realise, is that disputes between agents can have a considerable effect on many other football participants and stakeholders (not just agents), whether directly or indirectly. As such, it cannot be underestimated how important it is for all involved to ensure that any such disputes between football...
Through fixed & prescribed mechanisms for dispute resolution and disciplinary matters, football endeavours at almost every level not to ‘air its dirty laundry in public’....
