Sports Agents Education events

The academic team behind Sports Agents Education at Loughborough University host and contribute to a series of events. Find out more information below:

Past events

Standing against child trafficking in sport

The threats posed by fake or unscrupulous agents to young players have been highlighted at an event held during UN General Assembly Week in New York, USA.

Dr Serhat Yilmaz shared information about two ongoing research projects at the event focussing on human trafficking and the vulnerability of minor players.

The first project on children’s rights and football, funded by UNICEF, identifies and explores the trafficking of minors in the wider context of recruitment processes in professional football.

The second is the Sinafe project, funded by the European Commission, which investigates the issue of migratory processes in football as a major obstacle to the social inclusion of young migrant footballers in Europe.

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EFAA General Assembly

Agents, representatives of football stakeholders, and experts on the regulation of the football industry met last week to discuss FIFA’s current undertaking of reforming agent regulations and the implications the proposed new rules will have on future transfer deals.

The event was co-hosted by Loughborough University and the European Football Agents Associations (EFAA) on July 23, at the university’s London campus located within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

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