Join John Viola Academy in London for a four-day football agent masterclass designed for ambitious people who want real insight into the business, from the FIFA exam and player recruitment to club relationships, deal-making, and building a long-term career in the game.
The event runs from 16 to 19 April 2026 at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow, London.
Understand the foundations of modern football agency, including the FIFA exam, recruitment, club communication, and how real deals take shape.
John Viola entered the business in 1995 and has worked with elite clubs and world-class players across the global game.
Step into an international environment, meet like-minded future agents, and start building the kind of relationships that matter in football.
Understand the exam, the regulations, and the knowledge needed to start on the right track.
Train with one of the UK’s first FIFA agents and gain insight shaped by decades in the game.
Learn how recruitment, club communication, and transfer processes work in practice.
Meet ambitious future agents and start forming relationships that matter in football.
Take part in a live four-day event at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow.
Move from interest to action with a structured introduction to football agency.
John Viola is one of the UK’s first modern FIFA-registered football agents and has worked in football agency since 1995. With a background in financial services, he built a career around high-level transfers, international football relationships, and long-term player representation, later turning that experience into education for the next generation of agents.
John Viola Academy was created to help aspiring and current football agents learn the real business of football representation. Built on decades of top-level industry experience from John Viola, the academy focuses on practical education, professional standards, and giving future agents a clearer pathway into the game.
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