FIFA agent exam questions on player contracts

Question 1

What is the maximum length of a professional contract under the regulations?

Accepted Answer

Five years

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Three years

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Four years

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There is no maximum

Question 2

What is the longest term for which a player under the age of 18 may sign a professional contract?

Accepted Answer

Three years

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Two years

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Five years

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Until the end of the season of their 18th birthday

Question 3

When is a professional free to conclude a contract with another club without their current club being informed first?

Accepted Answer

Once their contract has expired, or is due to expire within six months

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At any time, provided an agent is involved

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Once their contract is due to expire within 12 months

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Only during a registration period

Question 4

In what share of their club’s official matches must an established professional have appeared to be denied sporting just cause?

Accepted Answer

Ten per cent or more

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Fewer than five per cent

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Fewer than twenty per cent

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There is no numerical threshold

Question 5

Within what period after the season must sporting just cause be exercised?

Accepted Answer

Within 15 days of the club’s last official match of the season

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Within 30 days of the club’s last official match

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At any point in the following registration period

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Before the final match of the season

Question 6

How many monthly salaries must go unpaid before a player has just cause to terminate on that ground?

Accepted Answer

At least two

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One

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Three

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Any amount, if delayed beyond 30 days

Question 7

What must a player do before terminating for unpaid salaries?

Accepted Answer

Put the club in default in writing and allow at least 15 days to comply

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Nothing further; the arrears are sufficient

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Obtain the association’s consent

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Wait until the end of the registration period

Question 8

What is the maximum duration of a representation agreement between an agent and a player?

Accepted Answer

Two years

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One year

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Three years

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There is no maximum

Question 9

What must an agent do before entering into a representation agreement with an individual?

Accepted Answer

Advise them in writing to consider independent legal advice, and obtain written confirmation either way

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Register the agreement with FIFA in advance

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Obtain the consent of the player’s current club

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Nothing beyond agreeing the fee

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a mandatory content of a valid representation agreement?

Accepted Answer

The client’s date of birth

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The names of the parties

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The amount of the service fee

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The nature of the services to be provided

Question 11

May the validity of a professional’s contract be made subject to a successful medical examination?

Accepted Answer

No, nor may it be made subject to the grant of a work permit

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Yes, if the medical takes place before the contract is registered

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Yes, if agreed in writing by both parties

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Only for players over the age of 30

Question 12

A contract gives the club an extra 60 days to pay salary after it falls due. How is that clause treated?

Accepted Answer

It is not recognised, unless the grace period is in a validly negotiated collective bargaining agreement

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It is valid if the player signed it

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It is valid for up to 30 days only

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It is valid only if registered with the association

Question 13

What must an employment contract concluded after the provision of football agent services specify about the agent?

Accepted Answer

The agent’s name, their client, their FIFA licence number and their signature

Answer

Only the agent’s name and the fee paid

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The agent’s name and the date of the representation agreement

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The agent’s FIFA licence number and their national association

Question 14

May a contract be unilaterally terminated during a competition period?

Accepted Answer

No, a contract cannot be unilaterally terminated during a competition period

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Yes, at any time with just cause or sporting just cause

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Yes, but only in the first half of the competition period

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Only with the consent of the association

Question 15

What is the overdue-payables deadline a creditor must grant a debtor club in writing under article 12bis, compared with the deadline a player must grant before terminating under article 14bis?

Accepted Answer

At least ten days under article 12bis; at least 15 days under article 14bis

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At least 15 days under both

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At least 30 days under article 12bis; at least 15 days under article 14bis

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At least ten days under both

Question 16

What is the minimum length of maternity leave under the regulations, and how much must fall after the birth?

Accepted Answer

14 weeks, of which eight after the birth

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Eight weeks, of which four after the birth

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16 weeks, of which ten after the birth

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12 weeks, of which six after the birth

Question 17

Absent a collective bargaining agreement or more favourable national law, at what rate is a female player paid during maternity, adoption or family leave?

Accepted Answer

Two thirds of her contracted salary

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Half of her contracted salary

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Her full contracted salary

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The national statutory minimum

Question 18

A club terminates a female player’s contract while she is on maternity leave and says the reason was her form. What is the starting point?

Accepted Answer

The termination is presumed, unless proven to the contrary, to have occurred because of her pregnancy

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The player must prove the termination was because of her pregnancy

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The termination is valid if the club gives 15 days’ notice

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The matter is decided only on the player’s sporting record

Question 19

May the validity of a coach’s employment contract be made subject to the coach holding a specific coaching licence?

Accepted Answer

No, though the club must act with due diligence to ensure the coach meets the requirements

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Yes, if the domestic licensing rules require it

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Yes, if stated in the contract

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Only for coaches of association teams