FIFA has suspended the licence of the French players' agent, Olivier Jouanneaux, for six months as from 30 August 2006 in accordance with a decision originally reached on 15 February 2006 by the FIFA Players' Status Committee. Jouanneaux had been involved in the unilateral breach of contract without just cause by his client, the player Philippe Mexes, against the club, AJ Auxerre in summer 2004 within the protected period. The players' agent was also fined CHF 50,000.

Jouanneaux then lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 1st June 2006, but eventually withdrew it, accepting the sanction imposed on him by the FIFA Players' Status Committee.

The decision against Jouanneaux is the final chapter in a major transfer dispute involving the player Philippe Mexes as well the clubs AJ Auxerre (France) and AS Roma (Italy). Adjudicating on the contractual litigation between Mexes and his previous club, AJ Auxerre, the Dispute Resolution Chamber had ruled on 31 August 2004 that Mexes had unilaterally breached his employment contract with AJ Auxerre without just cause during the protected period. The Players' Status Committee consequently opened an investigation against Jouanneaux for his involvement in the breach of contract, which then led to the decision passed on 15 February 2006.