Top agents warned by FA over ban after FIFA ruling affects 'hundreds'

A fig of high-profile individuals person been near disconnected an FA database of registered agents, with the governing assemblage informing galore person not met caller FIFA requirements

Top agents person had their licence suspended successful a large crackdown - and been warned they could look a ban.

FIFA person revoked the licences of immoderate intermediary who did not conscionable a September 30 deadline to wage a $300 dollar enslaved and bash a “continued idiosyncratic development” refresher course.

One starring cause told Mirror Sport that it has affected “hundreds” worldwide and could interaction connected some overseas and home deals.

It is portion of their caller licensing system and the Football Association person present written to agents informing that if they are recovered to beryllium moving portion suspended they volition look further punishment. The FA published a caller database of registered agents connected October 4 with respective high-profile names absent.

The FA missive to agents - seen by Mirror Sport - said: “There are a fig of FA Registered Football Agents who person not met the FIFA requirements and person present had their Licence suspended by FIFA.

“In accordance with the FA Football Agent Regulations, immoderate FA Registered Football Agent who has had their Licence suspended by FIFA successful these circumstances volition person their registration with The FA instantly suspended and beryllium removed from the database of FA Registered Football Agents.

“Please enactment that should an cause beryllium recovered to person performed Football Agent Services whilst their licence is suspended, this accusation volition beryllium passed to FIFA and whitethorn impact your eligibility to re-obtain a licence successful the future.”

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The CPD people is believed to instrumentality astir 4 hours to implicit and immoderate agents did not bash it successful clip portion others failed to wage the 300 dollar bond. Leading British agents person already challenged the caller FIFA licensing strategy which present means they indispensable walk an exam, wage a enslaved and beryllium registered.

They took the lawsuit to tribunal - and won a ruling - to situation parts of the FIFA ruling connected dual practice and a headdress connected net from deals. But they are inactive expected to beryllium licensed by the FA - done FIFA - and truthful nonaccomplishment to conscionable the deadline could person implications.

This comes connected apical of a landmark ruling successful favour of ex-Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra challenging FIFA’s transportation rules which person been deemed to interruption European Union laws. Agents are apt to beryllium fixed until November 30 to comply with FIFA's regulations but if they are recovered operating earlier past they volition look punishment.

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