FIFA Football Agent Exam Mock Test (part 5)

Edson entered into a Representation Agreement with his friend and Football Agent Denis. Shortly after, Edson receives a call from FC Tombe to sign for them as their first-team goalkeeper but, not knowing much about such negotiations, Edson instructs Denis to negotiate a contract for him with FC Tombe. Following a few days of negotiations facilitated by Denis, Edson signs a professional contract with FC Tombe abroad for total Remuneration of USD 400,000 paid in advance. A few months after arriving in his new country, Edson receives a request from Denis to pay him his service fee for helping him with the negotiation of a contract. Edson’s wife, Mika, warns him that his Representation Agreement stipulates that the service fee has been agreed in the amount of 4.4% and that it might be a problem for Edson, resulting in disciplinary sanctions. What should Edson pay? Select one:

• 1. 2.6%

• 1. 3% 

• 1. 4.4% of the service fee for the first USD 200,000 and 3% for the remaining USD 200,000

• 1. 15%

If a professional football player is required to pay compensation, what does the joint liability established in article 17 paragraph 2 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players mean? Select one:

• 1. The player and the new club must be jointly liable for such a payment

• 1. The player’s family must pay the compensation

• 1. The player’s agent has to pay the compensation

• 1. The player’s new club must pay the compensation instead of the player

Which of the following is a breach of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations? Select one or more:

• 1. Accepting that the service fee is calculated as 3% of the future transfer fee

• 1. Representing a Releasing Entity and a player in the same Transaction

• 1. Invoicing relevant expenses to Clients

• 1. Invoicing the service fee in a currency other than USD

What rights for female players are established in article 18quater of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players when they become pregnant? Select one or more:

• 1. None of the answers listed

• 1. To return to football activity after the completion of their maternity leave

• 1. To continue providing sporting services to their club (i.e. playing and training, following confirmation from their treating practitioner and an independent medical professional (chosen by agreement between the players and their clubs) that it is safe for them to do so

• 1. To receive a 10% salary increase after maternity leave

The player Zaina is a rising star in women’s football. Elite FC wishes to hire her, offering her professional status, which is not granted in the country where she is currently playing. Elite FC and Zaina agree that she will receive a percentage of the transfer fee paid to Elite FC for her future transfer. Is this practice allowed by the FIFA regulations? Select one:

• 1. Yes, since article 18ter of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players does not apply to female players

• 1. No, since this corresponds to a third-party ownership agreement which is forbidden by article 18ter of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players 

• 1. Yes, players are not third parties and may share in compensation payable in connection with their future transfers

• 1. Yes, provided that Zaina does not reacquire amateur status in the future

If a new Football Agent violates the provisions on making an Approach to minor Clients for the first time, what is the prescribed sanction for such misconduct? Select one:

• 1. Termination of their Football Agent licence 

• 1. A written warning and publication of a sanction

• 1. A fine and a ban on representing that Client for up to two years

• 1. A fine and a suspension of their Football Agent licence of up to two years

Which of the following natural and legal persons are considered to be third parties in transfers? Select one or more:

• 1. The player being transferred

• 1. The agent of the releasing club

• 1. A team-mate of the player being transferred

• 1. The agent of the engaging club

Fill in the blank: a solidarity contribution is payable __________________ of a player for the training and education that occurred between the age of 12 and 23. Select one:

• 1. none of the answers listed

• 1. for the entire career

• 1. from the 12th to 18th birthday

• 1. from the 12th to 23rd birthday

May a player be sanctioned for engaging an individual without an active Football Agent licence to represent them in contract negotiations? Select one:

• 1. Yes

• 1. Only if the player is engaging such an individual for an international transfer

• 1. Only if the player is a professional

• 1. No

Which of the following clauses in a Representation Agreement is null and void when representing coaches? Select one:

• 1. Automatic extension in the case of a new contract

• 1. Requirement for the coach to pay the service fee in CHF 

• 1. Statement that the Representation Agreement will be in a language other than an official FIFA language

• 1. Statement that the coach is not represented by a lawyer