FIFA tries to squeeze out unlicensed agents

BERNE: FIFA plans to clamp down on international transfers through closer monitoring of clubs and players rather than relying on the regulation of non-member agents, soccer's world governing body said on Tuesday.

Marco Villiger, FIFA's head of legal affairs, said that only 25 to 30 percent of international transfers were concluded through licensed agents.

""We will try to switch from regulating individuals who are not members of FIFA and monitor more the acts of our direct members, which are the players and clubs," he told a media conference call.