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FIFA Hand Poga and de Ligt Agent “Worldwide Ban” Leading Into the Summer Transfer Window

On Friday, May 10th, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee ruled to extend the ban imposed by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to all FIFA compliant countries. The decision comes just two days after the FIGC ruled that Carime “Mino” Raiola and Vincenzo Raiola violated the football governing bodies rules on how intermediaries can operate with FIGC […]

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The Top Five Richest Football Agents In The World

When you think of the people in football, you often think of the players, managers, referees, coaches, fans, chairmen etc., however, football is not complete without agents and in today’s climate, never will be. Agents are the only authorised people by FIFA who are able to act as the middlemen during transfer and contract negotiations, […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (6/30/2017)

Wishing an enjoyable very long weekend for those of you taking Monday and Tuesday off in celebration of July 4 next week. Congrats to Heitner Legal client Draymond Green for winning Defensive Player of the Year. Quite the honor for a man who was once told he was not cut to be an NBA player. […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (5/19/2017)

Shalom to everyone in Denver at the annual Sports Lawyers Association conference. It has been a few years since I attended the event, which is a great gathering of professionals and students interested in practicing Sports Law. Unfortunately, I’m not in attendance this year, but Heitner Legal does have some representation there in Jillian Postal, […]