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Football TransfersNigel Boardman and Eniola Aluko

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The market in football

Football transfers

$2.4bncost of television

rights to the 2014

Wold Cup

265mpeople play

football

worldwide

3.2bn people

watched the

2014 World Cup

Source: FIFA,

Deloitte 2

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The transfer market

Football transfers

$117m

$1.5bn

$4.2bn

$6.5bn

Highest ever

transfer fee

Spent by Premier

League clubs in 2015

Worldwide

fees in 2015

Worldwide pay

in 2015

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Women’s football

Football transfers

1921

FA bans

women

1991

First Africa

Women’s

Championship

2015

England

win

World

Cup

bronze

2014

Crowd of

45,619

for

England v

Germany

1969

WFA

founded

2012

GB team

reaches

Olympics

quarter

final

4

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Player transfers in England

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Transfer structure

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Selling club Buying club

Agent

Transfer

agreement

Em

plo

ym

ent

contra

ct

FAFA Clearing

House

Player

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Transfer costs

Over 18?

International

transfer?

5% solidarity

levy, 5% FAPL

levy and visa

required

Over 23?

Transfer

prohibited

5% solidarity

levy, 5% FAPL

levy, training

compensation

and visa required

No

Yes

Yes

5% FAPL levy

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EU transfer?

Over 18?

5% solidarity levy

and 5% FAPL levy

Over 23?

Transfer

prohibited5% solidarity levy, 5%

FAPL levy and training

compensation

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

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No

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Transfer windows

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Norway, Brazil

England

Kenya, Ethiopia

USA, Canada

France, Germany,

Italy, Spain

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David de Gea

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DocumentsTransfer agreement

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Payment structures

Football transfers

Upfront amount

FAPL

levy

Conditional Sell-on

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Solidarity

levy

Training

compensation

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DocumentsPlayer’s employment contract

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3.1.1.2 to participate in any matches

in which he is selected to play

for the Club; and

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DocumentsPlayer’s employment contract

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3.1.2 to play to the best of his skill and ability

at all times;

3.1.3 except to the extent prevented by injury

or illness to maintain a high standard of

physical fitness at all times and not to

indulge in any activity sport or practice

which might endanger such fitness or

inhibit his mental or physical ability to

play practise or train;

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DocumentsPlayer’s employment contract

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10.1 The Club shall be entitled to terminate the

employment of the Player by fourteen days'

notice in writing to the Player if the Player:

10.1.1 shall be guilty of Gross Misconduct;

10.1.2 shall fail to heed any final written warning

given under the provisions of Part 1 of

Schedule 1 hereto; or

10.1.3 is convicted of any criminal offence where

the punishment consists of a sentence of

imprisonment of three months or more

(which is not suspended).

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A football career

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9

Earliest age

to join an

academy

17

Player may

sign an

employment

contract

16

Player may

join Youth

Training

Scheme

23

End of

training

compensation

period

28

Player can

unilaterally

terminate

employment

contract

after two

years

18

Player can be

transferred

internationally

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Agents

• Normally exclusive

• Maximum two-year contract

• Can act for club and player

• Must be registered

• Good character and reputation requirements

• Special regime when representing minors

• Tax concerns

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“Homegrown” players

Football transfers

6+5

• Original FIFA

idea

• Directly

discriminatory

• UEFA

• Club trained

• Association

trained

• Proportionate

• Premier

League

• Association

trained

17+4+4 17+8

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Questions?

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