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FIFA can justify agents’ restrictions under EU law, court opinions say

By Lewis Crofts ( May 15, 2025, 09:40 GMT | Insight) -- Football’s global governing body can curb agents’ activities and fees if they can justify the public interests, according to legal opinions for the EU’s highest court. Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou said some specific restrictions on licenses, multiple representation and commission rates don’t appear to have an anticompetitive aim. He added that objectives such as avoiding fraud, conflicts of interest or the exploitation of young athletes could help justify the rules. While such a sporting exemption gives governing bodies wider room for maneuver, it isn’t a “get out of jail free” card, he warned.Football’s global governing body can curb agents’ activities and fees if they can justify the public interests, and some specific restrictions on licenses, multiple representation and commission rates don’t appear to have an anticompetitive aim, according to legal opinions for the EU’s highest court....

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