FIFA agent exam questions on the Football Agent Regulations

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps by which a natural person becomes a Football Agent?

Accepted Answer

Registering with the member association of their domicile

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Submitting a complete licence application via the Platform

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Successfully passing the exam conducted by FIFA

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Paying an annual fee to FIFA

Question 2

An applicant must never have been suspended by a regulatory authority or sports governing body for breaching rules on ethics and professional conduct for at least what period?

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Two years or more

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One year or more

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Three years or more

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Five years or more

Question 3

For how long before submitting a licence application must an applicant never have been found performing Football Agent Services without the required licence?

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24 months

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12 months

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Five years

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36 months

Question 4

Over what period before the licence application (and at all times afterwards) must an applicant not have been declared personally bankrupt?

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Five years

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Two years

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12 months

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Ten years

Question 5

For how long before a licence application must an applicant not have held any Interest in an entity that brokers, arranges or conducts sports betting?

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12 months

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Six months

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24 months

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Five years

Question 6

Which of the following officials may still hold a Football Agent licence?

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A member of a member association body, elected to represent the interests of Football Agents

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The sporting director of a club

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An employee of a league

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An official of a body that represents the interests of clubs

Question 7

An applicant’s Agency owns 5% of the shares in a professional club. What is the position under the eligibility requirements?

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The applicant is not eligible, because they may not hold any Interest in a club personally or through their Agency

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The applicant is eligible, because the holding is below 10%

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The applicant is eligible if the holding is declared on the Platform

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The applicant is eligible if the club is affiliated to a different member association

Question 8

Who is responsible for investigating compliance with the eligibility requirements?

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The FIFA general secretariat

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The member association where the applicant is domiciled

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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee

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The Football Agent Working Group

Question 9

According to the regulations, how are the format, frequency and date of the exams set?

Accepted Answer

They are communicated by circular

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They are fixed in an annexe to the regulations

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Each member association sets them for its territory

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They are agreed annually by the Football Agent Working Group

Question 10

For how long is a Football Agent licence issued?

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For an indefinite period, subject to the ongoing licensing requirements

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For one year, renewable on payment of the annual fee

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For two years

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For five years, subject to CPD

Question 11

Where does a Football Agent licence authorise its holder to conduct Football Agent Services?

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Worldwide

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Only in the territory of the member association where the exam was sat

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Only within the confederation of the agent’s residence

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Only in territories whose national regulations have been approved by FIFA

Question 12

May a Football Agent’s licence be held by, or transferred to, their Agency?

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No, a licence is issued to a natural person and is strictly personal and non-transferable

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Yes, with the approval of the FIFA general secretariat

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Yes, if the Football Agent is the majority shareholder of the Agency

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Only while the Football Agent’s own licence is temporarily suspended

Question 13

How are the continuing professional development (CPD) requirements set?

Accepted Answer

They are communicated annually by circular

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They are fixed permanently in the regulations

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Each member association sets its own

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They are agreed between the agent and FIFA when the licence is issued

Question 14

How does a Football Agent request a temporary suspension of their licence?

Accepted Answer

By submitting a substantiated request in the Platform

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By writing to the member association where they are domiciled

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By applying to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee

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By not paying the next annual licence fee

Question 15

In the regulations’ definition, which of the following is NOT one of the processes that take place through the Platform?

Accepted Answer

The payment of service fees to Football Agents

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The licensing process

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Continuing professional development

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The dispute resolution process

Question 16

A national licensing system for sports agents may be recognised by FIFA. Who must send the application for recognition, and how?

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The relevant member association, to the FIFA general secretariat through the Platform

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Each agent licensed under that system, through the Platform

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The national government, to the FIFA Council

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The confederation, to the Football Agent Working Group

Question 17

How many times may a candidate attempt the FIFA Football Agent Exam in a single exam edition?

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Once; a candidate who fails must submit a new licence application to try again

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Twice, with the second attempt at the reserve session

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Up to three times within the same edition

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As often as they like within the same edition, on paying a new exam fee

Question 18

In the FIFA Football Agent Exam, how is a question marked when it has more than one correct answer?

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Only a fully correct answer, with all correct options selected, earns the mark

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Each correct answer selected earns a proportional share of the 5%

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Half marks are given if at least one correct answer is selected

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Selecting any one of the correct answers earns the full mark

Question 19

What may candidates consult during the FIFA Football Agent Exam?

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Materials available on the Platform, but not any other person by any means

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Nothing; it is a closed-book exam

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Any website, provided they do not contact another person

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Printed copies of the regulations they bring to the exam room

Question 20

May a FIFA member association charge candidates a fee in relation to the FIFA Football Agent Exam?

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No, member associations may not charge any fee in relation to the exam

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Yes, up to USD 600 to cover its costs

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Yes, if it hosts the exam venue

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Only to candidates domiciled outside its territory

Question 21

A practising lawyer wants to provide Football Agent Services. What does FIFA’s guidance say?

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They must obtain a licence; there is no exemption based on an individual’s profession

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They are exempt from the licence requirement because they are regulated by a bar

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They are exempt from the exam but must pay the annual fee

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They need a licence only for Transactions with an international dimension

Question 22

What happens to a candidate who breaches the rules of conduct of the FIFA Football Agent Exam?

Accepted Answer

They are disqualified, their application is rejected and they are barred from the next available exam session

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They receive a warning and lose 5% of their mark

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They are referred to the Agents Chamber of the Football Tribunal

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Their result stands, but their licence is issued only after a two-year delay

Question 23

When does a Representation Agreement have an international dimension?

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When it governs Football Agent Services related to a Specified Transaction connected with an international transfer

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When the Football Agent and the Client have different nationalities

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When it is signed outside the Client’s country of domicile

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When the Football Agent conducts business through an Agency in another country

Question 24

Which national football agent regulations apply to conduct connected to a national transfer or national Transaction?

Accepted Answer

Those of where the Client is registered or domiciled when the Representation Agreement is signed

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Those of the member association where the Football Agent is domiciled

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Those of the member association where the Football Agent sat the exam

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Those of the country where the Agency is incorporated

Question 25

May a member association include in its national football agent regulations measures stricter than those in articles 11 to 21 of the FFAR?

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Yes, member associations may introduce stricter measures

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No, national regulations must reproduce articles 11 to 21 word for word

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Only with the prior approval of the FIFA Council

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Only for Representation Agreements with an international dimension

Question 26

Which of the following is classed as Other Services rather than Football Agent Services?

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Managing a player’s image rights

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Negotiating a player’s employment contract with a club

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Facilitating the transfer of a player’s registration between clubs

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Negotiating the variation of a coach’s terms of employment

Question 27

Which of the following does NOT make two Football Agents Connected Football Agents?

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Having cooperated on a single occasion in the provision of services

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Both being retained by the same Agency through which they conduct Football Agent Services

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Being siblings

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Both being co-owners of the same Agency through which they conduct Football Agent Services

Question 28

Which of the following is a non-licensed employee of an Agency NOT permitted to do?

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Make an Approach to a potential Client to enter into a Representation Agreement

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Provide secretarial support in preparing documents

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Help with the practical arrangements for a player’s relocation

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Arrange a meeting between a Football Agent and a Client where no fee is sought

Question 29

Who is responsible if an Agency’s non-licensed employee violates the regulations?

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The Football Agent, who remains fully responsible for any conduct by their Agency and its staff

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Only the employee personally

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Only the Agency as a legal person

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The member association where the Agency is based

Question 30

Which of the following may NOT have an Interest in the affairs of a Football Agent or their Agency?

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A Client of that Football Agent

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A Football Agent who co-owns the same Agency

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An investor who is eligible under article 5 and holds no rights to any player’s registration

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The Football Agent’s spouse, where the spouse is a Football Agent

Question 31

When may a Football Agent begin performing Football Agent Services for a Client?

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Only after entering into a written Representation Agreement with that Client

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As soon as the Client agrees orally

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Once the Representation Agreement has been uploaded to the Platform

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Once the Client’s club has been notified

Question 32

How many Representation Agreements may a Football Agent execute with the same player at any one time?

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One

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Two, if they relate to different Transactions

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As many as the player agrees to

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One per registration period

Question 33

What is the maximum duration of a Representation Agreement between a Football Agent and a club?

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There is no maximum duration

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Two years

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Five years

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The length of the registration period in question

Question 34

May a Football Agent hold several Representation Agreements with the same club at the same time?

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Yes, provided the agreements relate to different Transactions

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No, only one agreement per Client is allowed at any one time

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Yes, but only if each lasts no more than two years

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Only with the consent of the club’s member association

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT required to be specified in a transfer or employment agreement concluded after a Football Agent has provided Football Agent Services?

Accepted Answer

The amount of the Football Agent’s service fee

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The Football Agent’s name

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The Football Agent’s FIFA licence number

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The Football Agent’s Client

Question 36

A player negotiates and concludes a new employment contract without engaging a Football Agent. What must happen?

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This must be stated explicitly in the employment contract

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The club must notify FIFA within 14 days

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The player must obtain written confirmation from the member association

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Nothing; the regulations do not address it

Question 37

A Representation Agreement says the player must pay a penalty if they negotiate an employment contract without the agent. What is the status of that clause?

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It is null and void

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It is valid if the player took independent legal advice

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It is valid only for exclusive Representation Agreements

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It is valid up to the amount of the agreed service fee

Question 38

What is the consequence for a party that terminates a Representation Agreement without just cause?

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They must compensate the other party for any resulting damage

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The termination is invalid and the agreement continues

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Their licence or registration is provisionally suspended

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They must pay the full service fee for the rest of the term as a fixed penalty

Question 39

Which of the following is expressly listed in the regulations as just cause to terminate a Representation Agreement?

Accepted Answer

A ban on the club registering new players for at least one entire registration period

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The player being loaned to another club

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The Football Agent taking on another player who plays in the same position

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The Football Agent moving to a different Agency

Question 40

A player is bound by an exclusive Representation Agreement with another Football Agent. When may a different agent Approach the player?

Accepted Answer

Only in the final two months of the exclusive agreement

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At any time, provided the player initiates contact

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Only in the final month of the exclusive agreement

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Only in the final six months of the exclusive agreement

Question 41

A player’s exclusive Representation Agreement with Agent A expires on 30 June. From when may Agent B enter into a Representation Agreement with the player?

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From 1 May

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From 1 January

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From 1 April

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From 1 June

Question 42

Which of the following is a duty the regulations place on a Football Agent towards their Clients?

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To always act in the best interests of their Client(s)

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To secure the highest possible service fee

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To obtain the best transfer compensation for the releasing club

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To act in the interests of the football transfer system as a whole

Question 43

A Football Agent learns that another party has breached the regulations. What must the agent do?

Accepted Answer

Immediately report it to the relevant authority or body

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Report it within 14 days on the Platform

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Report it only if their own Client is affected

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Raise it at their next annual licence renewal

Question 44

A Football Agent tells the media that a player under contract would be better off leaving their club, aiming to induce the player to terminate early without just cause. How do the regulations treat this?

Accepted Answer

As prohibited conduct, since making statements to the media for that aim is expressly covered

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As permitted, because media comments are not an Approach

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As permitted, if the agent does not represent the player

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As prohibited only if the agent is paid by the player’s new club

Question 45

To persuade a young player to sign a Representation Agreement, an agent offers the player’s father a car. What is the position?

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Prohibited, as an undue advantage to a family member in relation to a Representation Agreement

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Permitted, because the father is not the Client

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Permitted, if disclosed in the Representation Agreement

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Prohibited only if the value exceeds the expected service fee

Question 46

Must a Football Agent declare to their Client a conflict of interest that the regulations would otherwise permit?

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Yes; failing to declare it is concealing a material fact from the Client

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No, only prohibited conflicts must be declared

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Only if the Client asks in writing

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Only to FIFA, not to the Client

Question 47

Under the rules on prohibited conduct, failing to report a written offer made to a Client counts as what?

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Concealing material facts from the Client

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A breach of the reporting obligations owed only to FIFA

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A permitted exercise of the agent’s judgement

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Circumventing the service fee cap

Question 48

Which of the following payments may a Football Agent NEVER accept?

Accepted Answer

Transfer compensation or a training reward payable in connection with a player’s transfer

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A service fee agreed in a Representation Agreement

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A fee for Other Services provided to a Client

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A service fee received after the Representation Agreement expired, where expressly agreed

Question 49

When is a Football Agent entitled to receive a service fee?

Accepted Answer

Only if the fee matches services set out in advance in a Representation Agreement in force when the services are performed

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Whenever the Client benefits from the agent’s services, even without a written agreement

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Only once the fee has been approved by the Client’s member association

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Only if the Transaction is completed within the same registration period

Question 50

What must a Client do before signing a Representation Agreement?

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Satisfy themselves that the Football Agent is appropriately licensed by FIFA

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Register the agreement with their member association

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Obtain FIFA’s approval of the service fee

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Notify their current club

Question 51

A club tells a player he will only be signed if he uses an agent the club prefers. Which rule does this breach?

Accepted Answer

The ban on clubs interfering in, or influencing, an Individual’s freedom to select a Football Agent

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None, because clubs may choose which agents they deal with

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The ban on agents approaching Clients bound by exclusive agreements

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The rule that a Transaction may be concluded without an agent

Question 52

What happens if a Football Agent fails to comply with the CPD requirements in a calendar year?

Accepted Answer

Their licence is automatically provisionally suspended

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Their licence is immediately and permanently withdrawn

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They receive a warning and the credits carry over to the next year

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They must sit the exam again

Question 53

A Football Agent’s licence is automatically provisionally suspended for failing to pay the annual licence fee on time. How long do they have to rectify this before the licence is withdrawn?

Accepted Answer

60 days

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14 days

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30 days

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90 days

Question 54

Where a Football Agent is believed no longer to meet the eligibility requirements, which body decides the matter after the automatic provisional suspension?

Accepted Answer

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee

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The Agents Chamber of the Football Tribunal

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The member association where the agent is domiciled

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The Football Agent Working Group

Question 55

What is the role of the Football Agent Working Group?

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It acts as a permanent consultative body on Football Agent-related matters

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It hears disputes between agents and Clients

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It issues and withdraws licences

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It sets the exam questions