FIFA Intermediary-Club Agreements 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under FIFA Intermediary Regulations, what is the maximum remuneration percentage an intermediary may receive from a club for facilitating a player transfer?
- 1%
- 3% (Correct answer)
- 5%
- 10%
Correct answer: 3%
FIFA's recommended cap on intermediary remuneration from a club is 3% of the player's total gross basic remuneration or transfer fee.
Question 2: Which document must an intermediary and a club sign before the intermediary can legally represent the club in transfer negotiations?
- Representation Contract
- Mandate Agreement
- Club-Intermediary Agreement (Correct answer)
- Brokerage License
Correct answer: Club-Intermediary Agreement
A Club-Intermediary Agreement (also called a mandate) formalizes the relationship and must be in place before negotiations begin.
Question 3: In a Club-Intermediary Agreement, the 'exclusivity clause' primarily means:
- The intermediary cannot represent the player simultaneously
- Only that intermediary may bring transfer candidates to the club during the agreed period (Correct answer)
- The club cannot engage other intermediaries for any purpose
- The intermediary has exclusive media rights over the deal
Correct answer: Only that intermediary may bring transfer candidates to the club during the agreed period
An exclusivity clause restricts the club from using other intermediaries for the same mandate during the agreed period.
Question 4: Which FIFA body is responsible for recording Club-Intermediary Agreements in the Transfer Matching System (TMS)?
- The club itself (Correct answer)
- The national association
- FIFA's Regulatory Compliance department
- The intermediary personally
Correct answer: The club itself
The club is the responsible party for entering intermediary involvement and payment details into TMS.
Question 5: A Club-Intermediary Agreement signed for longer than how many years is considered against FIFA recommended best practice?
- 1 year
- 2 years (Correct answer)
- 3 years
- 5 years
Correct answer: 2 years
FIFA recommends that intermediary agreements with clubs should not exceed two years in duration.
Question 6: When a club pays an intermediary a success fee upon completing a transfer, this payment must be:
- Paid in cash to avoid traceability
- Disclosed to the relevant national association (Correct answer)
- Kept confidential per FIFA privacy rules
- Withheld until the player's contract expires
Correct answer: Disclosed to the relevant national association
All intermediary payments must be disclosed to the national association as part of transparency requirements.
Question 7: If a club engages an intermediary without a written agreement, the primary regulatory risk to the club is:
- Loss of intermediary's commission claim
- Potential disciplinary sanction from the national association or FIFA (Correct answer)
- Automatic cancellation of the transfer
- Criminal prosecution under FIFA rules
Correct answer: Potential disciplinary sanction from the national association or FIFA
Clubs that fail to formalize intermediary relationships in writing risk disciplinary sanctions under intermediary regulations.
FIFA Intermediary-Club Agreements 2
Under FIFA Intermediary Regulations, what is the maximum remuneration percentage an intermediary may receive from a club for facilitating a player transfer?