ECJ questions some FIFA rules on agents but courts to decide cases

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has raised doubts on the legality of some rules for player agents set up by the world governing football body FIFA. The ECJ said on Thursday that for instance a rule prohibiting agents from approaching a player or coach bound by an exclusive representation agreement outside a certain time frame could be "incompatible with the prohibition on cartels" because it would give other agents who are already bound by an exclusive representation agreement and can conclu