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The FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) reshape the intermediary profession, though several of its core provisions remain contested and partly suspended by ongoing litigation.

In its judgment of 4 October 2024 (C-650/22), the Court of Justice of the European Union held that several FIFA transfer rules were contrary to EU law. FIFA has since announced revised regulations, with an entry into force reported for 1 January 2027.

The paid athlete falls under a partly specific contractual, social-security and tax framework. The applicable thresholds, rates and regimes must be verified each year against official sources.

Match-fixing sits at the crossroads of criminal law, gambling regulation and sporting integrity. Belgium relies on the Council of Europe’s Macolin Convention and on a national coordination platform.

FIFA's Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players strictly frame the calculation and payment of training compensation and the solidarity contribution — a mechanism Belgian clubs cannot overlook when an international transfer occurs.