FIFA Football Agent Regulations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR), what is the maximum service fee percentage an agent may charge a player when the club is also paying the agent in the same transaction?
- 5%
- 3% (Correct answer)
- 10%
- 6%
Correct answer: 3%
When both the player and the club pay the same agent in a single transaction, the player's share is capped at 3% to prevent conflicts of interest.
Question 2: Which FIFA body is primarily responsible for overseeing the licensing and conduct of football agents under FFAR?
- FIFA Disciplinary Committee
- FIFA Players' Status Committee (Correct answer)
- FIFA Ethics Committee
- FIFA Appeals Committee
Correct answer: FIFA Players' Status Committee
The FIFA Players' Status Committee administers matters related to football agents, including licensing disputes and regulatory compliance.
Question 3: Under FFAR, which party is prohibited from paying a football agent's service fee when a minor player is being represented?
- The minor's parent or guardian
- The club signing the minor
- The selling club
- Any party — agent fees are banned in minor transactions (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Any party — agent fees are banned in minor transactions
FFAR prohibits any party from paying agent fees in transactions involving the transfer or first registration of minor players.
Question 4: What is the minimum duration of a Representation Contract between a football agent and a player under FFAR?
- There is no minimum duration (Correct answer)
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 2 years
Correct answer: There is no minimum duration
FFAR does not impose a minimum duration for Representation Contracts; parties are free to agree on any term.
Question 5: Under FIFA's Football Agent Regulations, who bears the primary obligation to report a Representation Contract to the relevant member association?
- The club involved in the transaction
- The player
- The football agent (Correct answer)
- The national league
Correct answer: The football agent
The football agent is primarily responsible for registering and reporting the Representation Contract to the relevant member association.
Question 6: A football agent simultaneously negotiates a player's transfer and the player's new employment contract. Under FFAR, this situation requires the agent to:
- Obtain separate licenses for each function
- Disclose the dual role and obtain written informed consent from all parties (Correct answer)
- Withdraw from representing the player in the employment negotiation
- Charge only the club, not the player
Correct answer: Disclose the dual role and obtain written informed consent from all parties
FFAR requires full disclosure and written informed consent from all represented parties whenever a conflict of interest or dual representation arises.
Question 7: How does FFAR define 'Intermediary Activity' that triggers the requirement to hold a FIFA football agent license?
- Any paid advice given to a club about player scouting
- Connecting, representing, or negotiating on behalf of a player or club in relation to a transfer or employment contract (Correct answer)
- Providing legal advice to a club about transfer contracts only
- Acting as a team manager in official competitions
Correct answer: Connecting, representing, or negotiating on behalf of a player or club in relation to a transfer or employment contract
FFAR defines intermediary activity broadly as connecting, representing, or negotiating on behalf of any party in a transfer or employment-contract context.
FIFA Football Agent Regulations 2
Under the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR), what is the maximum service fee percentage an agent may charge a player when the club is also paying the agent in the same transaction?