Season 2 · EP 23 · Sport inside out

Transfers, clauses and FIFA: football’s legal side

With José Redondo, sports lawyer. The side of football nobody sees: contracts, release clauses, agent fees and FIFA regulation, explained by a sports lawyer.

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Behind every transfer there is a sixty-page contract nobody shows you. José Redondo explains how it is drafted, who gets paid what, and why the small print decides more games than the dressing room.

What this episode covers

  • What a release clause really is and who actually pays it
  • How a FIFA agent’s commission is structured
  • Transfers of minors and why the rules are so contested
  • What happens when a club does not pay: the FIFA route and the courts

About the guest

José Redondo is sports lawyer. This conversation was recorded for season 2 of Otra Conversación and runs 52 min with no cuts and no closed script.

Season 2 Sport inside out 52 min