Restriction of players’ agents: FIFA concedes defeat in court

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The world football association FIFA has failed in an appeal to the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court and is still not allowed to apply its rules for players’ agents. On Wednesday, the Higher Regional Court confirmed the decision of the Dortmund Regional Court, which had declared key points of the catalog of rules (FFAR) issued by FIFA to be anti-competitive.

Several players’ agents had filed a lawsuit against these FIFA regulations. Among other things, they saw the disclosure of transfer payments and the commission cap as a violation of antitrust law. In addition, the Dortmund judges had ordered the German Football Association (DFB) and FIFA to pay fines of 150,000 euros each. As the national association, the DFB is responsible for implementing the FIFA regulations.

DFL publishes consultant fees: This is what the Bundesliga clubs pay

1. FC Heidenheim | 642,000 euros

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In May, the DFL published key financial figures for the clubs that will start in the Bundesliga in the coming 2023/24 season and affect the 2022 financial year.

SV Darmstadt 98 | 769,000 euros

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SV Werder Bremen | 1.9 million euros

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VfL Bochum | 2 million euros

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1. FC Union Berlin | 3.2 million euros

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FC Augsburg | 3.4 million euros

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SC Freiburg | 4.5 million euros

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1. FC Cologne | 5.4 million euros

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1. FSV Mainz 05 | 5.8 million euros

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Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5.9 million euros

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FC Schalke 04 | 7.2 million euros

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VfB Stuttgart | 8.1 million euros

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VfL Wolfsburg | 8.2 million euros

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Eintracht Frankfurt | 11.9 million euros

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Hertha BSC 12.1 million euros

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TSG Hoffenheim | 14.7 million euros

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 24.5 million euros

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Borussia Dortmund | 26.4 million euros

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RB Leipzig | 31.2 million euros

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FC Bayern Munich | 35.4 million euros

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At the end of 2023, FIFA instructed the national associations to no longer apply the FFAR. After the OLG decision, it remains that way. The Senate’s decision is unappealable, it said on Wednesday when the OLG decision was announced. Legal disputes between football associations and intermediaries have occupied courts around the world for years.

Consultant fees Premier League 2022/23: Manchester City at the top

Nottingham Forest | 4.6 million euros

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Source: The Times

AFC Bournemouth | 5.8 million euros

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Brentford FC | 7 million euros

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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 million euros

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Southampton FC | 7 million euros

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Brighton & Hove Albion | 10.4 million euros

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Fulham FC | 10.4 million euros

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Crystal Palace | 11.6 million euros

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Leicester City | 11.6 million euros

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Newcastle United | 12.8 million euros

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West Ham United | 13.9 million euros

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Everton FC | 16.2 million euros

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Leeds United | 17.4 million euros

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Aston Villa | 18.5 million euros

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Tottenham Hotspur | 18.5 million euros

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Arsenal FC | 19.7 million euros

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Manchester United | 29 million euros

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Liverpool FC | 39.4 million euros

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Chelsea FC | 49.8 million euros

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Manchester City | 60.3 million euros

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