1. Following the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, under which of the following circumstances can a contract between a professional and a club be terminated? Select one:
a. At any time without any conditions
b. If the club faces financial difficulties
c. Upon expiry of the contract term or by mutual agreement
d. Only if the player decides to leave
2. Which currencies can an allocation statement be generated in? Select one or more:
a. CHF and EUR only
b. USD
c. GBP
d. EUR
3. Club A wishes to engage a player from Club B. Club B requires a transfer fee of EUR 20 million. Club A offers to pay Club B EUR 5 million and to agree on a sell-on clause corresponding to 60% of the fee received by Club A for a possible future transfer of the player. Is this option in line with the FIFA RSTP? Select one:
a. No. Because a third party would be entitled to receive compensation in relation to the future transfer of the player.
b. No, because sell-on clauses are abusive and therefore prohibited by the FIFA RSTP.
c. Yes. Sell-on clauses are not prohibited by the FIFA RSTP.
d. Yes, but only if club A and club B use the same football agent.
4. Your client, a young promising goalkeeper named Lenny, is being scouted by several clubs across different leagues. Lenny’s current contract with his club is set to expire in six months, and he’s eager to explore his options. What is your role as Lenny’s agent in this scenario? Select one:
a. Advise Lenny to publicly express his desire to leave the club to put pressure on the management.
b. Wait until Lenny’s contract expires and then, in his best interest, approach interested clubs for potential deals.
c. Advise Lenny to terminate his contract prematurely to expedite the transfer process.
d. Negotiate directly with the interested clubs without informing Lenny.
5. On 1 March 2023, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued an award by means of which it ordered club X to pay the football agent Mr Z the amount of CHF 100,000 as compensation for breach of contract. On 1 June 2023, after several rounds of negotiations, club X and Mr Z reached an agreement on the amounts specified in the CAS award. In particular, the amount of CHF 100,000 was divided into ten payments of CHF 10,000 to be paid on the first of each month from July 2023 onwards. It is 15 November 2023 and Mr Z has not received any payments from August to November 2023. In this scenario, Mr Z is entitled to: Select one:
a. lodge a complaint before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee against club X.
b. lodge a complaint before the FIFA Ethics Committee against club X.
c. lodge a complaint before the Agents Chamber against club X.
d. None of the answers are correct.
6. Anthony is an American professional football player who plays at Cáceres FC in Spain. His football agent, Casimiro, reminds Anthony to make the payment of the service fee agreed under the representation agreement they signed before Anthony was signed by Cáceres FC, which falls due tomorrow. The service fee amounts to USD 10,000 and Anthony, who does not have that amount in cash at the moment, offers Casimiro his car as payment of the service fee or to pay him by the end of the season. Are the alternative payment methods offered by Anthony valid? Select one or more:
a. Yes, as payments in kind can be accepted if the value equals or exceeds the value of the service fee
b. No, because only the payment of the service fee agreed under the representation agreement can be accepted
c. No, because Anthony cannot unilaterally delay the payment of the service fee.
d. Yes, because they are reasonable
7. Which of the following stakeholders is not considered a third party? Select one or more:
a. A football agent
b. The player’s former club
c. The player in the context of their own transfer
d. The player’s new club
8. According to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, how long can a club delay a due payment without a prima facie contractual basis before facing potential sanctions? Select one:
a. 30 days
b. 45 days
c. 15 days
d. 60 days
9. Rio is a 22-years-old player that was born in Brazil. Four years ago, he played two matches in an official competition at “A” international level for the Brazilian national team, but now he wishes to play for Portugal. The player’s paternal grandmother was born in Portugal, and he was granted Portuguese nationality at birth. Which of the statements below apply in the context of the FIFA Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes (RGAS)? Select one or more:
a. The player fulfils the exception under article 9 paragraph 2 c) of the RGAS, but only if he has never participated in any kind of football at “A” international level in the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup or a final tournament of a confederation competitions
b. The player is currently tied to the Brazilian sporting nationality.
c. The player fulfils the exception under article 9 paragraph 2 c) of the RGAS.
d. The player is already eligible to play for Portugal because he has had Portuguese nationality since birth
10. Can a bridge transfer take place if the two consecutive transfers occur in a time span longer than 16 weeks? Select one:
a. Yes, and regardless of whether the transfers are permanent or on loan.
b. Yes, but only if the transfers have an international dimension.
c. No, unless there is a football agent involved.
d. No, never.
11. Marston is a football agent who is celebrating the fact that he has secured Gavin as his new Client. Gavin is a talented player with a bright future, so Marston is confident that he will earn a small fortune from the three-year exclusive representation agreement he has signed with Gavin. Marston will earn 2% of Gavin’s remuneration for each professional contract negotiated, even after the expiry of the representation agreement, as well as secure a penalty payment in the event that Gavin negotiates a contract on his own. What are the issues with this representation agreement in the context of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations? Select one or more:
a. The length of the representation agreement is beyond the maximum permitted term
b. Marston cannot charge a service fee for contracts he negotiated before the expiry of the representation agreements
c. Marston cannot charge Gavin a penalty for representing himself
d. Marston can only charge Gavin fixed service fees.
12. Which of the following events will lead to the automatic suspension of the licence of a football agent? Select one or more:
a. The non-payment of the annual licence fee to FIFA within the deadline stipulated on the platform
b. Not exercising representation services during 24 consecutive months
c. Non-compliance with their reporting obligations
d. Having been sued before of the Agents Chamber of the FIFA Football Tribunal for noncompliance with a representation agreement
13. What are the three steps required to manage risks? Select one:
a. Identify a risk, talk to players, change the policy
b. Identify a problem, talk to the person in charge, change the management
c. Establish there is a risk, ask children how they are affected and then tell their parents to take the relevant action
d. Identify a risk, assess how serious it is, respond to minimise it
14. Disciplinary proceedings may be closed when: Select one or more:
a. the parties reach an agreement.
b. a club is relegated.
c. the alleged violation has not been proven
d. a club is disaffiliated from its association.
15. Choose the correct(s) statements): Select one or more:
a. As a principle, the registration information contained in the first final EPP of a player is binding on any future final EPP of a players
b. A final EPP may be appealed before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.
c. A final EPP stays available in TMS for a period of one year after the notification of its determination
d. Every time the Dispute Resolution Chamber takes a decision in relation to an EPP, this decision will not affect any other future final EPP of the same player.
16. Which player registration information is to be maintained accurate and up to date by each member association in its electronic player registration system and the FIFA Connect ID Service at all times? Select one or more:
a. The category of the club(s) with which the player is registered
b. The type(s) of football (11-a-side football, futsal and/or beach soccer) that the player is registered to participate in
c. All sponsorship endorsements of the player
d. The status of the player in accordance with article 2 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
17. Which of the following statements is not correct about bridge transfers? Select one or more:
a. A bridge transfer is any two transfers, whether national or international, of the same player connected to each other that are done with the purpose of circumventing the application of the relevant regulations and laws
b. A bridge transfer can only occur with players over the age of 18
c. Unless established to the contrary, it will be presumed that a bridge transfer has taken place if two consecutive transfers of the same player occur within a period of 16 weeks.
d. A bridge transfer takes place only if there are professional clubs involved
18. Which of the following is an eligibility requirement for a FIFA football agent? Select one:
a. Having a clean criminal record
b. Passing the FIFA football agent exam
c. Providing evidence of professional indemnity insurance
d. Being a former professional football player
19. A training club that fails a first compliance assessment must: Select one or more:
a. be sanctioned with a fine.
b. not be sanctioned, considering that the training club can pass on the second compliance assessments
c. be sanctioned with its disaffiliation.
d. be sanctioned with a reprimand.
20. What stops players from speaking out about an abuse? Select one or more:
a. Fear of being dropped from the team
b. Being worried that they will get their abuser into trouble
c. Wanting to become famous
d. Fear that they will not be believed
Answers
1. C
2. BCD
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. AD
7. BCD
8. A
9. AB
10. A
11. AC
12. AC
13. D
14. ACD
15. A
16. ABD
17. BD
18. A
19. AD
20. AD
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