1. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued an award ordering a club to pay you money. However, the club has faced financial problems leading to its bankruptcy. The club subsequently disappeared and was disaffiliated from the relevant national association. A few years later, you discover that an almost identical club has started competing in the same league as the defunct club. Since the defunct club has not paid its debt, may you initiate proceedings against the new club for failing to comply with the aforementioned award by claiming that it is the sporting successor of the defunct club? Select one:

a. Yes, you may apply to submit the matter to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee

b. No, you need to file a new complaint against the new club with the competent body

c. Yes, you may file such an application with the Court of Arbitration for Sport

d. Yes, you may file such an application with the FIFA Football Tribunal

2. In view of some financial hardship, Red FC needs some liquidity to pay players’ salaries and engage new players. For this reason, Red FC contacts an investment fund, which is available to invest in the club. Which of the following solutions is not permitted by the FIFA regulations? Select one or more:

a. Red FC assigning any income deriving from merchandising to the investment fund

b. Red FC assigning any income deriving from ticketing to the investment fund

c. Red FC selling a percentage of a newly engaged players economic rights to the investment fund

d. Red FC assigning any income deriving from broadcasting rights to the investment fund

3. Select the bodies that form FIFA’s judicial bodies: Select one or more:

a. Football Tribunal

b. Disciplinary Committee

c. Ethics Committee

d. Appeal Committee

4. If a player who is a minor is offered a professional contract by a foreign club, when may they be represented by a Football Agent? Select one:

a. Once the player reaches the age of 18, as it is an international transfer

b. Immediately, and no consent from legal guardians is required as a professional contract has already been offered

c. Immediately, if their legal guardians agree to Approach and co-sign the Representation Agreement and the Football Agent has successfully completed the CPD course on minors

d. Once the player reaches the age which is six months younger than the age at which they may sign their first professional contract in the country in which they are domiciled

5. What information must be provided when a coach requests it from their Football Agent? Select one or more:

a. A list of incurred expenses with receipts

b. A legal opinion on the validity of their Representation Agreement

c. A list of all service fee payments in relation to them

d. copy of their Representation Agreement

6. As of when is a claim time-barred before the FIFA Football Tribunal? Select one:

a. If more than two years have elapsed since the event giving rise to the dispute.

b. If more than five years have elapsed since the event giving rise to the dispute.

c. Never, disputes before the FIFA Football Tribunal can always be lodged.

d. If more than three years have elapsed since the event giving rise to the dispute.

7.Joe is a young Football Agent looking to get his first Client. He has identified Roberto, one of the star players at FC Big City, as his best chance of getting his new business off to a good start. However, Roberto is exclusively represented by Mario, a well-known Football Agent, and their Representation Agreement is due to expire in 90 days. What can Joe do to Approach Roberto and offer his services? Select one:

a. Contact FC Big City and indirectly offer his services to Roberto

b. Wait until the Representation Agreement between Roberto and Mario has entered its final 30 days and then Approach Roberto about the possibility of representing him

c. Announce to the local media that he can get Roberto a much better contract and ask him to terminate his Representation Agreement with Mario

d. Contact Mario and offer to buy out Roberto’s existing Representation Agreement with him

8. Who is required to provide a copy of a player’s Representation Agreement when requested to do so by an investigative journalist? Select one:

a. FIFA

b. FIFPRO

c. Nobody

d. Football Agent

9. What is the maximum duration of a representation agreement between a football agent and an individual established in the FIFA Football Agent Regulations? Select one:

a. 2 years

b. 4 years

c. 3 years

d. Unlimited duration but only if both parties explicitly agree.

10. Which of the following is mandatory in order to become a FIFA member association? Select one or more:

a. The association must be responsible for organising and supervising football in all of its forms in its country

b. The association must currently be a member of a confederation

c. Football must be the main sport in the country where the association operates

d. The association must operate in a democratic country

11. As a Football Agent, do you have a duty to report a situation you identify as affecting the wellbeing of a child player? Select one:

a. I have no duty to report

b. Instead of reporting, I should speak directly to the child and fix the problem

c. I have a duty to report, but I may ignore this and stay out of any problems

d. It is my duty to report

12. Deco is 15 and from Peru. He loves to go to school and to play football. All his coaches have told his parents he has a lot of potential and should pursue a career in football. This is why they decided to place him at a private academy in Mexico as they heard it has a good reputation. After a few weeks there, Deco notices that the football part of the academy is well organised but they train in extremely hot temperatures and eat really bad food in small quantities. He is always hungry and thirsty as safe drinking water is rarely provided. They also receive very little education and classes are only delivered in Spanish, a language he does not speak. The teachers are clearly not well prepared, and they do not seem to care. Finally, the dormitories where the boys sleep are overcrowded and very dirty. What type of safeguarding concerns are at stake in this case? Select one or more:

a. Neglect, nutrition and dietary issues

b. Health and safety issues

c. Education and social integration issues

d. There are no concerns

13. What event(s) might trigger training compensation? Select one or more:

a. First registration as a professional

b. Transfer of a player to a category IV club

c. None of the answers listed

d. Transfer of a professional player

14. Based on which amount is a solidarity contribution calculated? Select one:

a. All payments made as part of a transfer, including club-to-player/agent payments

b. Any transfer fee paid from one club to another club

c. The player’s salary

d. The player’s market value

15. May a player enter into an agreement by means of which they are entitled to a percentage of the transfer fee paid for a future transfer? Select one:

a. Yes, as long as this percentage refers to a transfer fee paid for a future transfer of the player entering the agreement

b. Yes, even if the agreement refers to the transfer fee paid for a future transfer of other players

c. No, because this is a third-party ownership agreement which is prohibited by article 18ter of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players

d. Yes, and the player may then assign this right to their Football Agent

16. A player is a student and moves without their parents to another country temporarily for academic reasons in order to undertake an exchange programme. Which requirements must be fulfilled? Select one or more:

a. The duration of the player’s registration for the new club until they turn 18 or until the end of the academic or school programme may not exceed two years

b. The player’s new club may only be an amateur or semi-professional club

c. The duration of the player’s registration for the new club until they turn 18 or until the end of the academic or school programme may not exceed one year

d. The player’s new club may only be a purely amateur club

17. Ibrahim has been transferred from Green Rangers FC in Uganda to Red Dragons FC in China for a transfer fee of USD 1,000,000. As per his player passport, Ibrahim was previously registered with Blue Academics FC in Uganda for the entire year of his 17th birthday and half of the year of his 18th birthday. What is the amount of solidarity contribution due to Blue Academics from Ibrahim’s transfer? Select one:

a. USD 5,000

b. USD 7,500

c. USD 10,000

d. USD 7,250

18 Two consecutive transfers, whether national or international, of the same player connected to one other and that take place within 16 weeks… Select one:

a. Are always considered to be a bridge transfer

b. Are presumed to be a bridge transfer, unless the clubs and player involved demonstrate the contrary

c. May not be considered to be a bridge transfer if the bridge club is affiliated to the same association as the other clubs involved

d. Are considered to be a third-party ownership agreement

19. 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:

a. 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

b. None of the answers listed

c. To receive a 10% salary increase after maternity leave

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

20. Which entity is entitled to monitor the compliance of the FFAR? Select one:

a. National courts

b. UEFA

c. Court of Arbitration for Sport

d. FIFA general secretariat

Answers

1. A
2. C
3. BCD
4. C
5. ACD
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. AB
11. D
12. ABC
13. AD
14. B
15. A
16. CD
17. B
18. B
19. AD
20. D

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