The Regulations

Specifically, it was alleged by The FA that Mr Manasseh “entered into a Representation Contract with [a named player] before the 1^st day in January of the year of that Player’s sixteenth birthday contrary to Regulation B8 of the FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries Regulations 2017-18” (the “Intermediary Regulations”).[1]

Regulation B8 of the Intermediary Regulations states that “An Intermediary must not, either directly or indirectly, make any approach to, or enter into any agreement with, a Player in relation to any Intermediary Activity before the 1^st day in January of the year of the Player’s sixteenth birthday.”

“Intermediary Activity” is defined as “acting in any...

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