About

Football Agent Lab is the editorial platform of Vistru Partners — a Seoul-based football career and market advisory firm. FAL publishes long-form, multilingual interviews with football professionals across the industry — players, head coaches, sporting directors, scouts, analysts, and medical and performance staff — alongside original market reports on emerging football ecosystems.

Through this work, we offer a perspective shaped by years in cross-border market analysis and hands-on advisory practice.

Where to read FAL

FAL publishes across three editions, each tuned to its medium:

footballagentlab.com — Our English edition. Long-form interviews and original market reports, with subscription delivery for new pieces.

Naver Blog — Every FAL interview, in Korean, English, Spanish, and Chinese. Read at blog.naver.com/football_agent_lab.

@football_agent_lab_interview — Our visual edition on Instagram. Curated highlights and quote cards from each interview.

About the Author

Seok Lim is the founder of Vistru Partners and editor of Football Agent Lab. He works at the intersection of two worlds: as a FIFA-licensed football agent based in Seoul, and as a commodity market analyst with over a decade of experience covering iron and steel markets across China, Korea, Europe, the United States, and the Middle East.

Vistru Partners works at the intersection of football careers, football markets, and the editorial conversation that holds the global industry together.

Credentials

  • FIFA-licensed football agent (ID: 202411-8334)
  • Currently completing ISDE's Global Master in Sports Management and Legal Skills (Online)
  • Commodity market analyst — iron & steel sector (15+ years)

Editorial Standards

Football Agent Lab is operated and published by Vistru Partners. When FAL articles or interviews involve individuals advised or represented by Vistru Partners, this relationship is explicitly disclosed within the relevant piece.

FAL does not accept payment in exchange for editorial coverage, and editorial decisions are made independently of commercial considerations.

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