article_snippet: England's top football clubs, all out of the Champions League before the quarter-finals, are concerned England's top football clubs, all out of the Champions League before the quarter-finals chances of signing the next generation of stars are being hampered by the FA's new regulations governing agents.
article_snippet: The rules, which come into force next month after FIFA passed the buck on managing the middle men to national associations, include a ban on agents earning money for representing players under 18 years old.
article_snippet: As a result, clubs fear there will no longer be a level playing field in the global hunt for young talent because the players’ representatives will want the players’ representatives to sign for teams in countries where the agents’ code is far more relaxed.
article_snippet: And English clubs, who will abide by the rules, have further worries on how these restrictions will be policed by the FA, with agents no longer needing a licence to operate.
highlights_snippet: English football's top clubs fear the FA's new regulations governing agents .
  
highlights_snippet: Clubs fear there will no longer be a level playing field in hunt for talent .
  
highlights_snippet: Agents are banned from earning money for representing players under 18 .
  
highlights_snippet: Clubs fear players will move to countries where agents' code is relaxed .