No Reduction of Agent Fee if not Directly Linked with the Duration of the Employment Contract

CAS 2017/A/5457

Date of the decision: 2017-03-12

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld the appeal of a player’s agent against a FIFA decision granting him a fee of 10 % of the player’s salary payable by the club to the agent only during the term of validity of the employment contract between the player and the club

FIFA PSC, 17 January 2017, no. 15-00200

CAS 2017/A/5457, 12 March 2019

Brief facts and FIFA proceedings

The agent was the player’s agent. The player, assisted by the agent, concluded a three-year employment contract with the club, which was terminated at the end of the second year upon his transfer to another club. The agent agreed with the club, with the written consent of the player, to be paid directly by the...

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