E38: FIFA’s new licensing model for football agents

In this episode of the “Experts in Sport” podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with Sports Agent and Sports Law lecturer Dr Serhat Yilmaz. They discuss FIFA’s recent regulation changes on licensing sports agents, as well as the consequences and reasoning behind them. Time Stamps: 00:00 – 02:04 Introduction & career background information on our guest 02:05 – 17:01 The changes and regulations of FIFA licensing agents 17:02 – 22:17 The new licensing model 22:18 – 28:09 Key changes of the new framework 28:10 – 35:05 Becoming a licenced agent  35:06 – 38:48 Serhat’s Sports Agent course 38:49 – 39:50 Episode recap and conclusion