How do clubs view football agents? 🎙 In this episode of 'The Agents Angle', we get an inside look at the agent landscape in the Balkans through the perspective of Hrvoje Čabraja, Head of Legal at Lokomotiva Zagreb.
We also break down key insights from the FIFA Football Law Annual Review (FLAR) 2025 and discuss FIFPro’s concerns over FIFA’s consultation process.
Plus, we examine the increasing crossover between agents and club and football officials—when does it become a conflict of interest?
🎧Tune in for a must-listen episode packed with legal insights, regulatory debates, and expert analysis of the ever-evolving football agency industry. ⚽
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SHOW RUNNING ORDER :
(01:08) - Two F 'Words' >
(01:54) - FIFA Football Law Annual Review (FLAR) 2025 >
(03:02) - Standout TMS and MLS Presentations >
(07:34) - Limited Reference by FIFA to Football Agent Regulations and FFAR at the FLAR >
(09:36) - Open Invitation to FIFAs Chief Legal & Compliance Officer (Emilio Garcia Silvero) >
(10:52) - FIFA's Confidence May Be Waning and Stance Softening on FFAR? >
(17:27) - FIFPro Echoing Football Agents Concern Over Inadequate 'Consultation'? >
(22:11) - FIFPro Legal Conference Discusses Football Agent Regulations >
(25:50) - Guest Interview - Hrvoje Čabraja (pt1/1) - A Club Perspective of Football Agency in the Balkans >
(27:36) - Key Challenges for Clubs in the Balkans Regarding Agents >
(29:08) - Balkan Transfer Market Differences & Football Agency Trends >
(34:44) - Italy Providing Opportunities to Balkan Players and Clubs >
(39:36) - Overseas Agents Operating in the Balkans >
(40:43) - Clubs Approach to Working With Agents and the FFAR >
(46:13) - Advice to Agents Working in the Balkan Football Market >
(49:16) - What Can Improve Football Agent Matters in the Balkan Region >
(51:45) - Balkan Football Agent Industry Summary & Observations >
(58:15) - Football Agent Influencers in the Balkan Leagues >
(60:46) - Zlatan Ibrahimović and Deco Make Agent vs Club Decisions >
(65:04) - Hazards of the Crossover Between Agents & Club Officials >
(67:03) - Concerns of Club, Football Association and FIFA Officials Switching to Agents >
(70:01) - Worrying Trends and 'Conflict of Interests' Started in 2015 and Continues Now As FIFA Officials Become Agents >
(73:22) - Events, Announcements & Notices - FIFA FLAR >
(76:02) - Disclaimer
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RELATED LINKS :
FIFA Football Law Annual Review (FLAR) 2025 >
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FEATURED ARTICLES & POSTS :
Football legal experts gather for FIFPRO Legal Conference
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Ibrahimovic: ‘Incredible’ Walker visit. I ‘thought’ about becoming an agent >
Edu’s Arsenal exit explained: transfer trouble and the agent connection >
Deco closes player agency to start work as Barcelona's sporting director >
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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
TFF and PSLAP - The Agents' Symposium - Warsaw >
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EFAA - Regulatory, Legal, and Structural Challenges in Football - Madrid >
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CREDITS :
Theme Music : Agent Red by Abbynoise
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