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#58b: BONUS - Supplement to Episode 58 - Full Guest Interview with Erkut Sogut - Founder of IFFA (International Federation of Football Agents)

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Sogut calls the FFAR salary cap 'one of the most disgusting' and says it conflicts with European law.

1. The Agents Angle episode focuses on Dr. Erkut Sogut and the launch of the International Federation of Football Agents, or IFA. 2. Sogut is a football agent, football lawyer, author, lecturer, and founder of Grow, the Sports Agents Academy, and IFA. 3. The episode asks why IFA was created now and what it is meant to change for football agents worldwide. 4. Sogut says he has spent years building associations and sees IFA as a way to bring agents together under one umbrella. 5. He says the association was designed for networking because many agents cannot easily find colleagues in other countries. 6. He argues that education matters as much as networking, and he cites a webinar with Bruno Costa of Fortaleza as an example. 7. Sogut says Bruno Costa explained how agents should approach clubs, and the agents in the session said they had learned something new. 8. He describes IFA as a global voice for agents from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America. 9. He says the association should help agents demand rights together when regulations affect their profession. 10. He says IFA aims to close a knowledge gap by connecting experienced agents with newer ones. 11. Sogut says the early core team was formed around 11 people and that representatives from more countries are expected to join. 12. He wants members in South Korea, South Africa, Australia, and other markets to explain how deals work in their regions. 13. He says the goal is for agents to share information such as contact details and learn from one another. 14. He contrasts IFA with regional associations by saying IFA is not limited to Europe and is open to agents everywhere. 15. He says agents can belong to more than one association, and he does not want IFA to become an either-or choice. 16. He recalls attending the first FIFA agent consultation meeting in Zurich in April 2018, where Mino Raiola was among the participants. 17. He says he entered that process hoping to shape education and contracts but later felt he had "no kind of impact." 18. He says he left both the FIFA consultation process and Profa because he wanted an independent project with real influence. 19. The interview has a conversational, direct style, with Peter and Jonathan challenging Sogut on FIFA, FFAR, and the future of agent regulation. 20. Agents, football lawyers, and people following FFAR debates will get the most from this episode; casual listeners without interest in agent politics may skip it.

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A grounded look at how football agents are reorganizing themselves after FFAR.

The episode makes the agents-association debate feel concrete by centering Dr. Erkut Sogut and the practical questions around what FFAR changed, why a new association is attracting members, and what football agents expect from regulation, education, and representation.

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You want the clearest read on football agents, FFAR, and what this new association is trying to build next.

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