The logo of FIFA is seen in front of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
(Reuters) - Soccer clubs paid a record $888.1 million in agent service fees in 2023, an increase of 42.5% on the previous year, world governing body FIFA said in its annual "Football Agents in International Transfers" report released on Thursday.
The previous record was in 2019 when worldwide spending on commissions to agents involved in the international transfer of players was $654.7 million. The 2022 amount was $623.2 million.
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