Sports agents take note – ‘companies’ cannot represent clients, players and clubs
We have recently met with a number of sports agents who are disputing outstanding agency fees with players and clubs. In the majority of cases the problem has been rooted with the composition of the contract and in some cases the agents have named their company as party to the contract or have stated that they are signing “on behalf of the company”.
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- Tags: Agents | FIFA | FIFA Players Agents Regulations 2008 | The FA
Written by
Matthew Chantler
Matthew, a solicitor at Mills & Reeve LLP, specialises in Sports Law and is an FA and RFL Registered Lawyer. He advises players' associations including Professional Players Federation, Professional Footballers' Association, PFA Scotland, Rugby Players Association, 1eagu3 and their members, a number of professional football clubs, players and agents on regulatory and legal matters.
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