The Agents Angle
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'Lifting the lid' on the world of the football agent - is it all that it is made out to be, or is there more to a stereotypical 'shadowy' world of alleged 'sharks' and 'cowboys'? Two experienced practitioners from the football agency world, along with specialist sports and football industry guests, aim to look into the truths, lies and misinterpretations of an industry that is often misunderstood and misrepresented. From speculation in the football transfer market to football governance and the wider effects of the football agent industry, The Agents Angle aims to 'shed some light'.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Football's agent rules become legible through sustained questions about licensing, disputes, representation and the people required to make the system work.
Jonathan Booker and Peter Paliologos approach football through the rules, disputes and negotiations surrounding agents. The Agents Angle - The World's Premier Football (Soccer) Agent Show combines industry news with extended guest interviews, keeping its attention on how…
That transfer rumor looks different when you start asking who represents whom and who gets paid.
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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.
A practical look at a former player's move into agency and the contract clauses shaping the job.
This episode treats former players as professionals with a second act, not curiosities. It follows a former international who moved from the pitch into football agency and looks at what changes when the work shifts from playing to negotiations and contracts.
A steady agent briefing on regulation, data, and contract talks.
Episode 50 feels like a meaningful marker for The Agent's Angle while staying centered on its usual concerns: agent regulation news, FIFA-related changes, and the role of data in helping players and agents show value to clubs and improve contract terms.
Regulatory pressure and compliance details that can turn routine agent work into trouble.
The Agents Angle takes a week of regulatory noise and asks a sharper question: if a pending player-rights case goes badly, football may be headed for a Bosman-scale reset. Booker and Paliologos keep the focus on agents, which is where the show is strongest.
A steady football-agent listen on exams, unpaid fees, and client duty.
The episode keeps its attention on the practical side of football agency, moving through the FIFA football agent's exam, unpaid fees, and the pull between club relationships and client duty.
A steady look at minors, commissions, and the U.S. agent maze.
The episode stays close to the fault lines around minors and the pressure that comes with them. It raises recent cases that leave more questions than answers, especially on contract length and agent commission limits.
Rivalry panic with tactical receipts.
The Agents Angle season finale centers on the Jonathan Beckett vs FIFA CAS ruling, where CAS said FIFA's general secretariat overstepped by imposing a final suspension without sending the matter to the disciplinary committee.
Peter Paliologos and Jonathan Booker open with the FIGC's 23 April agent-regulation update and its decision to align Italian football rules with the non-suspended parts of FIFA's FFAR.
The Agents Angle #44 centers on Nicolas Zaleski's transfer dispute at Roma, where his agency says a player has a 'noble right' to decide whether a move is finalized.
The Agent's Angle returns for season two with investigation into FIFA football agent exam fraud, analysis of Manchester United's dispute with agent over Axel Twentzebe's loan commission, and interview with prominent South African agent Glyn Binkin on underrepresented African football market dynamics.
The Agents Angle episode #59 focuses on minors, age fraud, and the rules that govern football agents in the USA, England, Denmark, Belgium, and the EU.
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The Agents Angle episode #55 centers on the European Court of Justice hearings over FIFA and the FFAR, alongside a separate Premier League salary-cap dispute that could also affect agent fees.
Jonathan Booker and Peter Paliologos open by treating football agency as an industry with a lot of moving parts.
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Jonathan and Peter review three major agent disputes that dragged throughout 2024, exposing systemic regulatory gaps.
FIFA deflects from the fact that fees have actually decreased.
The Agents Angle episode with Kieran McGuire examines whether football-agent fees, manager representation, and club influence really “add up,” with West Ham, Julian Lopetegui, Kia Joorabchian, and Jorge Mendes all named in the opening discussion.
The Agents Angle #60 focuses on Brazil’s football agent market, the return of FIFA’s agent register, and the delayed ECJ Advocate General opinion on FFAR, now set for 15 May 2025.
The Agents Angle episode #47 moves from a Barcelona payment scam to FIFA's response after the Diarra ruling, with Jonathan Booker and Peter Paliologos linking both stories to agent verification and transfer-system regulation.
The Agent’s Angle episode 50 examines Germany’s National Football Agent Regulations, effective 1 January 2025, including mandatory FIFA licenses, no agent fee caps, lawyer boundaries, minor protections, and mediation.
The Agents Angle uses this episode to connect three football-agent flashpoints: Saif Ruby’s cleared criminal charge, HMRC’s new football-agent tax guidance, and an EU Advocate General opinion that could affect FIFA’s transfer rules.
The Agents Angle #36 focuses on FIFA’s comments about agent fees, a legal ruling that ordered an agency to pay a former player compensation, and the continuing fight over FFAR.
The Agent's Angle season two premiere analyzing Saif al-Robi's vindication from court case then lawsuit against Chelsea for unpaid commission on 30+ million euro Kurt Zouma transfer, and deep dive into Victor Osimhen's complex multi-jurisdictional transfer involving overlapping windows, squad quotas, and agent displacement in final Galatasaray loan deal.
The Agents Angle episode #48 centers on FIFA CPD changes, the Nordic Sports Law Conference in Oslo on 1-2 November 2024, and a new claim that FIFA’s Agent Working Group may include unlicensed or suspended members.
The Agents' Angle returns for 2025 with a focus on FIFA's December 2024 and January 2025 regulatory changes, including the interim RSTP framework after the Diarra ruling, the revised FFAR draft, and Circular 1919 on the FIFA agent exam.