The criticisms directed against the agents have mostly revolved around unnecessarily excessive fees, frequent conflict of interest issues, their relations with young players, and the number of unlicensed individuals engaged in these activities.
Sú gagnrýni sem umboðsmenn hafa setið undir snýr helst að óþarflega háum greiðslum, tíðum hagsmunaárekstrum, samskiptum þeirra við unga leikmenn og fjölda einstaklinga sem sinna starfinu án leyfis.