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Sala deal highlights problems of regulating player representatives

Emiliano Sala perished in a plane crash along the English Channel [Courtesy]

The chaos that has followed the tragic death of Emiliano Sala has shone an unflattering light on the murky dealings of player agents and reinforced calls to properly licence them.

Even though France has stricter rules governing agents than other leading Western European football nations, at least six intermediaries have been named in connection to Sala's 17-million euro transfer from Nantes to Cardiff City in January.

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