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Tracking the practical implications of EU 2024/1624, football governance developments, enforcement trends and the compliance issues that matter to clubs, agents and their counterparties.
Agent fees hit $1.37 billion in 2025: what that means for AML obligations on both sides of the transaction
From 10 July 2029, every football agent who earns a fee for intermediary services becomes an obliged entity under EU Regulation 2024/1624. Every club that pays that fee has been an obliged entity since the same date. The money flowing through agent relationships is now the most scrutinised transaction category in professional football, and the regulatory framework that governs it is almost entirely unbuilt.