Introduction

The Football Agent: A Hybrid Figure, a Professional or a Practical One

A dichotomic relationship has characterized this profession since its genesis precisely due to the very strong personal component in the performance of the activity itself by the service provider, the agent indeed.

Brokerage activity is certainly a historical phenomenon, but it is constantly growing in professional sport and football in particular. In 2019 alone (the 2020 annuity cannot be considered, considering that has not ended yet at the time of writing), in football, the fees paid to agents exceeded 548 million dollars, while in 2013 the value of the fees was less than a third of this figure.

The aim of this book is to deepen, both through a timely study ...

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