January transfer window thrown into chaos by confusion over Fifa agent rules

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The January transfer window has been thrown into chaos less than 48 hours before it opens, as Fifa has advised a temporary suspension of its reform of football agent regulations. As late as Saturday afternoon, around 36 hours before the transfer window opens, Fifa issued a circular to member associations announcing it was temporarily suspending its reforms due to a decision to appeal an injunction in the District Court of Dortmund that requested the suspension of the application of key provisions. We are considering the impact of this development and will issue an update regarding the FA Football Agent Regulations as soon as possible” The circular sent round by Fifa states: “This injunction is inconsistent with previous judicial decisions in other European countries, the CAS award as well as previous decisions in Germany, including from appeals courts. “In this light, we recommend all the member associations to temporarily suspend the equivalent provisions from their national football agent regulations, unless they conflict with mandatory provisions of the law applicable in their territory."