Wayne’s Whirl. Do football players need lawyers and not agents?

Stuart Page - Associate

In the light of the Wayne Rooney saga this week, once again the “Agent” culture is going to be called into question, however in the light of this there are a number of “spin off” questions, do footballers really need agents?

Could a good lawyer and a good accountant not do the same job and only be paid by the hour or job? The clubs themselves have player liaison therefore why is an agent required?

In short a lawyer is a professional who is used to heavy regulation of the profession and puts his client first, he perhaps does not have the “closeness to the game” that an agent has but is that such a bad thing?

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