体坛英语资讯：Player agents face prosecution in South Africa for collusion
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 10-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Intermediaries">Intermediaries</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="SAFIA">SAFIA</span>) <span word="and">and</span> 36 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="Tribunal">Tribunal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. <span word="Investigations">Investigations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 36 <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="SAFIA">SAFIA</span>, <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="collusion">collusion</span>.</p><p><span word="SAFIA">SAFIA</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="SAFIA">SAFIA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concluding">concluding</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>, <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renewal">renewal</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="colluded">colluded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concluding">concluding</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renewal">renewal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="SAFIA">SAFIA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="contravened">contravened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="SAFIA">SAFIA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 37 <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="allowable">allowable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>."</p>
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