The Portuguese Football Regulations on Working with Intermediaries

Introduction

Four years ago, on 1 April 2015, came into force the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries (the FIFA Regulations). These Regulations superseded the former Player’s Agents Regulations and brought deep changes on the relations between intermediaries and players or clubs.

As expressly stated in its preamble, those FIFA Regulations contained the minimum standards that must be implemented at national level by the Federations.

In line whit this directive, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) adopted its own Regulations on Working with...