The coach of the Bleuets struggles to obtain the agreement of professional football clubs to release the players selected for the France team for the Olympic Games. What are the regulations and why the provision of players is not compulsory for the Tokyo Olympics?

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If you are a sports agent / intermediary from a country that is not a member of the European Union (EU) or a State party to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, how to carry on an activity sports agent in France? [Part 2 of the article on sports agents in France]

If you are a sports agent / intermediary from a European Union (EU) member country or from a State party to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, how to exercise a sports agent activity in France ? Here is a brief non-exhaustive summary of the conditions set by the Law.

The announcement of FC Girondins de Bordeaux of its financial difficulties following the departure from King Street, is an opportunity to recall the sporting consequences, and in particular a demotion, if a football club is the subject of a reorganization procedure or compulsory liquidation.

The French Football Federation (FFF) has announced that the Comex has taken the decision to stop, due to the current health crisis, all departmental and regional metropolitan amateur competitions for the 2020-2021 season and to pronounce a blank season (no climbs , no descents)

The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union since January 1, 2021, has consequences for the English Premier League and the English Football League (from the 2nd to the 4th division), in particular as regards the recruitment of players. foreigners coming from the EU by English clubs.

[Football - Press release] Amateur clubs react to the Ordinance of the Council of State of June 11, 2020 which did not suspend the decision of the Executive Committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) of April 16, 2020

[Press release from Cabinet BERTRAND] Appeal against the decision of the Executive Committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) of April 16, 2020

The FIFA Council (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) adopts the new Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players - RSTJ (updated regularly).

The French National Olympic and Sporting Committee (CNOSF) has authorized (in application of rule 40 of the Olympic Charter) the athletes to promote their sponsors and partners and the sponsors and partners to use the image of the participants during the Games period. Tokyo Olympics 2020

By a judgment of January 28, 2020 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) considers that the arbitration commission of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) lacked independence and impartiality, article 6§1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Following the recommendations relating to agent commissions and the limitation of player loans adopted by the FIFA Football Actors Committee, it published on January 22, 2020 on its website a program of reforms with the aim of regulating agent regulation

On November 12, 2018, the Executive Office of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) adopted the main principles of selection, for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, for national federations.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published, November 26, 2019, the approved version of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code and the International Standards, as well as the Athlete Anti-Doping Right Act.

On the occasion of the Fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport in Katowice, Poland (November 5-7, 2019), the Foundation Board and Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) approved the draft of the 2021 Code and the revised International Standards

The Council of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) approved, during its meeting of 24 October 2019, several amendments to the Regulations of the Players' Status Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber (CRL).

The Professional Football League (LFP) has decided to extend the prohibition of release and termination clauses in article 202 of its Administrative Regulations to "any clause whereby a party has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract".

On Wednesday, 25, 2019, the FIFA Players Actors 'Committee adopted new recommendations concerning agents' fees (for players and clubs) and the number of player loans, with the aim of regulating the transfer market. .

FIFA announces the creation of an article 13 in the Regulations of the Players' Status Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber (CRL) to submit proposals in disputes relating to training compensation and the solidarity mechanism not for a preliminary ruling