In France, the Law (article L.222-7 of the Sports Code) qualifies as a sports agent the one who carries out the activity, which consists in bringing together, for remuneration, several parties between them (player, trainer, clubs , sports organizations) with a view to paid exercise by an athlete or trainer of a sports activity.
French law ...
To exercise this activity, even occasionally, the agent must imperatively hold a sports agent's license issued by the Federation of the discipline concerned (Article L.222-7 of the Sports Code).
The fact of exercising the activity of sports agent without having obtained the license is punished by two years of imprisonment and a 30.000 € fine (Article L.222-20 of the Sports Code).
Each competent delegated federation publishes the list of sports agents authorized to practice in its discipline.
National sports bodies ...
The FFF defines the activity of sports agent, as the activity which "consists of bringing together, in return for remuneration:
- a player / coach and a club, with a view to concluding an employment contract,
- two clubs, with a view to the conclusion of a contract which provides for the conclusion of an employment contract for the remunerated exercise of a sports or training activity".
International sports bodies ...
It can therefore be concluded from its different definitions that a sports agent will be qualified as a sports agent who exercises the activity of bringing together, against remuneration, several parties (player, trainer, clubs, sports organizations) with a view to the exercise. paid by an athlete or a trainer of a sports activity.
