FIFA agent exam questions on jurisdiction and disputes

Question 1

Within what period must a claim be brought before the Football Tribunal?

Accepted Answer

Two years from the event giving rise to the dispute

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One year from the event giving rise to the dispute

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Five years from the event giving rise to the dispute

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There is no time limit

Question 2

After how long may a club be sanctioned for delaying a payment without a prima facie contractual basis?

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30 days

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15 days

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60 days

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90 days

Question 3

How long does an applicant have to pay the annual licence fee after passing the exam?

Accepted Answer

90 days

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30 days

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60 days

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Until the end of the calendar year

Question 4

A person who has permanently terminated their licence and later wants to practise again must do what?

Accepted Answer

Complete the full licence application process again

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Pay the outstanding annual fees

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Apply for reinstatement through the Platform

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Nothing; a terminated licence is reinstated on request

Question 5

How many chambers does the Football Tribunal comprise, and what are they?

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Three: the Dispute Resolution Chamber, the Players’ Status Chamber and the Agents Chamber

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Two: the Dispute Resolution Chamber and the Players’ Status Chamber

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Three: the Dispute Resolution Chamber, the Players’ Status Chamber and the Disciplinary Chamber

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Four, the fourth being the Clearing House Chamber

Question 6

Within how long must an appeal against a final FIFA decision be lodged with CAS?

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21 days of receipt of the decision

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Ten days of receipt of the decision

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30 days of receipt of the decision

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Three months of receipt of the decision

Question 7

When may recourse be made to CAS?

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Only after all other internal channels have been exhausted

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At any point once proceedings have been opened

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Only with the written consent of the FIFA general secretariat

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Only where the amount in dispute exceeds USD 100,000

Question 8

Which of the following does CAS not deal with on appeal?

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Suspensions of up to four matches or up to three months, other than doping decisions

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Disputes over training compensation

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Decisions of the Agents Chamber

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Disputes between a club and a football agent over a service fee

Question 9

What is the effect of lodging an appeal with CAS on the decision being appealed?

Accepted Answer

The appeal does not have suspensive effect, though the appropriate FIFA body or CAS may order it

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The decision is automatically suspended until the appeal is decided

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The decision is suspended only where a financial sum is in dispute

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The decision is suspended for 21 days and then takes effect

Question 10

A licensed football agent wants to take a fee dispute with a club straight to a national commercial court. What do the Statutes say?

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Recourse to ordinary courts of law is prohibited unless specifically provided for in the FIFA regulations

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It is permitted where the agent and the club are in the same country

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It is permitted once the Agents Chamber has declined jurisdiction

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It is permitted for claims below USD 50,000

Question 11

Who regulates the status of players and the provisions for their transfer?

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The Council, through special regulations issued from time to time

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The Congress, by a three-quarters majority

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The Football Tribunal

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Each member association, within its own territory

Question 12

A club has been ordered by the Football Tribunal to pay an agent’s commission and has not paid. What is the route?

Accepted Answer

The Disciplinary Committee deals with failure to respect a financial decision of a FIFA body or CAS

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The agent must sue in the club’s national courts

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The agent must reopen the case before the Agents Chamber

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Nothing further is available once a decision has been issued

Question 13

It is unclear whether a dispute belongs before the Dispute Resolution Chamber or the Agents Chamber. Who decides which chamber has jurisdiction?

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The chairperson of the Football Tribunal

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The FIFA general secretariat

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The chairperson of the Dispute Resolution Chamber

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The claimant, by choosing where to file

Question 14

Who appoints the chairpersons, deputy chairpersons and members of the Football Tribunal’s chambers, and for how long?

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The FIFA Council, for four years

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The FIFA Congress, for four years

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The FIFA Council, for two years

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The FIFA general secretariat, for an indefinite term

Question 15

A party believes a member of the Agents Chamber appointed to decide its case is not impartial. Within what time limit must the challenge be filed?

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Within five calendar days from notification of the composition of the chamber

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At the latest two days before the decision is taken

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Within ten calendar days from notification of the operative part of the decision

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Within 21 days, as part of an appeal to CAS

Question 16

Which of the following may NOT be a party before a chamber of the Football Tribunal?

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An individual acting as an agent without a FIFA licence

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A coach

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A match agent licensed by FIFA

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A single-entity league, for the purposes of the Football Agent Regulations

Question 17

How often must parties check TMS and the Legal Portal for communications from FIFA?

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At least once per day

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At least once a week

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Only when notified by email that a document is waiting

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Within four calendar days of any filing

Question 18

A club receives a Football Tribunal communication through its member association rather than directly. When does its time limit start?

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Four calendar days after the member association receives it, or on the date the association notifies the club, whichever is sooner

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The day after the member association receives it

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Ten calendar days after the member association receives it

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Only when the club confirms receipt in writing

Question 19

Can a time limit in a Football Tribunal procedure be extended?

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Regulatory time limits cannot be extended; time limits set by the general secretariat may be, on a substantiated request made before they expire

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Yes, any time limit may be extended by agreement between the parties

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No time limit can ever be extended

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Yes, by up to 90 days on request to the chairperson of the chamber

Question 20

In a Football Tribunal case the parties file submissions in Spanish and French. In which language will the procedure be conducted and the decision issued?

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English

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Spanish, as the language of the claim

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French, as the language of the respondent

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Both Spanish and French

Question 21

An agent receives the operative part of an Agents Chamber decision, with no procedural costs ordered, and does nothing for two weeks. What is the consequence?

Accepted Answer

The decision becomes final and binding and the agent is deemed to have waived the right to appeal

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Nothing; the 21-day CAS appeal period runs from the operative part

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The grounds are sent automatically after 30 days

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The decision is suspended until the grounds are requested

Question 22

In a club-against-club dispute the Dispute Resolution Chamber has ordered procedural costs. What must a club do to receive the grounds of the decision?

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Request the grounds and pay its share of the procedural costs, both within ten calendar days of notification of the operative part

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Request the grounds within 21 days

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Pay the full procedural costs of both parties

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Nothing; where costs are ordered the grounds are always notified

Question 23

The FIFA general secretariat makes a proposal to settle a straightforward claim without a chamber decision. The respondent club never replies. What happens?

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The club is deemed to have accepted it, and the confirmation letter is a final and binding decision

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The claim is automatically referred to a single judge

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The proposal lapses and the claimant must file again

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The club is deemed to have rejected it and must file a response

Question 24

Before the Dispute Resolution Chamber, below what amount of relief requested may a single judge adjudicate as a general rule?

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USD 200,000

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USD 50,000

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USD 100,000

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USD 500,000

Question 25

A football agent brings a claim for an unpaid service fee against a club before the Agents Chamber. What does the procedure cost?

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It is free of charge, because one of the parties is a football agent

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Procedural costs of up to USD 25,000, depending on the amount in dispute

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A fixed advance of costs of USD 1,000

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The losing party pays the winner’s legal fees

Question 26

Can the winning party recover its lawyers’ fees in a Football Tribunal procedure?

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No; no legal costs are awarded and each party bears its own costs

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Yes, in proportion to its degree of success

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Yes, but only before the Dispute Resolution Chamber

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Only where the other party acted in bad faith

Question 27

For proceedings before which chamber is an advance of costs payable?

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The Players’ Status Chamber, except for regulatory applications

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The Agents Chamber, in every case

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The Dispute Resolution Chamber, for claims of USD 200,000 or more

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All three chambers, whenever a club is the claimant

Question 28

If mediation of a Football Tribunal dispute succeeds, what is the status of the settlement agreement?

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Once ratified by the chairperson of the Football Tribunal or of the chamber, it is a final and binding decision of the Football Tribunal

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It is a private contract, enforceable only before national courts

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It binds the parties only once confirmed by CAS

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It must be registered in TMS within 30 days to take effect

Question 29

Which chamber of the Football Tribunal decides an application for the international transfer of a minor?

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The Players’ Status Chamber

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The Dispute Resolution Chamber

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The Agents Chamber

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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT one of FIFA’s judicial bodies under the Statutes?

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The Football Tribunal

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The Disciplinary Committee

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The Ethics Committee

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The Appeal Committee

Question 31

According to the Statutes, what law does CAS apply when hearing a dispute involving FIFA?

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Primarily the various regulations of FIFA and, additionally, Swiss law

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The national law of the club’s country

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Swiss law only

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Whatever law the parties chose in their contract

Question 32

What must member associations provide for, instead of recourse to ordinary courts, for disputes within the association?

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Arbitration, before an independent and duly constituted arbitration tribunal recognised by the association or confederation, or before CAS

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Mediation before the national sports ministry

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Referral of every dispute to the FIFA Football Tribunal

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A decision of the association’s executive committee

Question 33

A club fails the FIFA Clearing House Compliance Assessment. Can it appeal that determination?

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No; any determination in relation to a Compliance Assessment is final and binding and not subject to appeal

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Yes, to the Dispute Resolution Chamber

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Yes, to CAS within 21 days

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Yes, to the FIFA Appeal Committee

Question 34

A training club disputes the final Electronic Player Passport and Allocation Statement notified by the FIFA general secretariat. What is its route, and what is the effect?

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An appeal to CAS, and a valid and timely appeal suspends the legal effects of the EPP and Allocation Statement while the CAS proceedings last

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A claim before the Agents Chamber, which suspends payment

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An appeal to CAS, which has no suspensive effect unless CAS orders it

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A request for review to the FIFA Clearing House, whose decision is final