FIFA Football Agent Regulations 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under FFAR, what is the maximum service fee cap (as a percentage of a player's annual remuneration) that a football agent may charge a club for representing that club in a transaction?
- 3%
- 10% (Correct answer)
- 6%
- No cap applies when representing clubs
Correct answer: 10%
When a football agent represents a club (rather than a player), FFAR caps the service fee at 10% of the player's total annual remuneration under the resulting contract.
Question 2: Under FFAR, a Representation Contract must be concluded in writing. What happens if a verbal agreement is used instead?
- It is valid but must be ratified within 30 days
- It is automatically void and unenforceable (Correct answer)
- It is valid only if witnessed by a member association official
- It is valid for domestic transfers only
Correct answer: It is automatically void and unenforceable
FFAR requires Representation Contracts to be in writing; contracts concluded verbally are considered void and cannot be enforced.
Question 3: When must a football agent disclose a Representation Contract to a member association under FFAR?
- Within 30 days of signing
- At any time before the transfer window closes
- Before the relevant transaction is completed (Correct answer)
- Only if the fee exceeds $100,000
Correct answer: Before the relevant transaction is completed
FFAR requires the Representation Contract to be disclosed to the relevant member association before — not after — the underlying transaction is finalized.
Question 4: Which of the following persons is explicitly prohibited from obtaining a FIFA football agent license under FFAR?
- A former professional player retired for 2 years
- A licensed attorney who also practices sports law
- A current FIFA match official (Correct answer)
- A club marketing director who left their role 18 months ago
Correct answer: A current FIFA match official
Active FIFA match officials are among the categories of persons explicitly barred from holding a football agent license under FFAR.
Question 5: Under FFAR, how are service fees calculated when a player's contract is extended (rather than a new transfer occurring)?
- Fees are banned for contract extensions
- Fees are based on the additional remuneration the player receives under the extended term (Correct answer)
- Fees are calculated on the full career earnings of the player
- Fees are capped at a flat USD 50,000
Correct answer: Fees are based on the additional remuneration the player receives under the extended term
For contract extensions, FFAR calculates the agent's fee as a percentage of the additional remuneration the player receives as a result of the extension.
Question 6: Under FFAR, which entity maintains the official global register of licensed football agents?
- Each national member association separately
- FIFA through a centralized licensing system (Correct answer)
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- The relevant national football league
Correct answer: FIFA through a centralized licensing system
FIFA maintains a centralized, publicly accessible register of all licensed football agents under the FFAR framework.
Question 7: A football agent's license is suspended pending a disciplinary investigation. During suspension, the agent may:
- Continue existing mandates but not take new clients
- Complete any transactions already in progress
- Not perform any intermediary activities (Correct answer)
- Delegate activities to a sub-agent
Correct answer: Not perform any intermediary activities
A suspended agent is barred from performing any intermediary activities for the duration of the suspension, with no exceptions for in-progress work.
FIFA Football Agent Regulations 3
Under FFAR, what is the maximum service fee cap (as a percentage of a player's annual remuneration) that a football agent may charge a club for representing that club in a transaction?