Prepare for the examfor the FIFA exam

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• 1.1 Welcome: you are no longer a spectator
• 1.2 Why I am your guide
• 1.3 The course structure
• 1.4 The method
• 1.5 The 2027 exam guide — coming soon

Before studying individual texts, understand the whole exam. This module covers its format and the FIFA materials: agents, RSTP, Statutes, ethics, discipline, safeguarding and the tribunal. Learn what to read and in what order.

• 2.0 Introduction to module 2
• 2.1 The challenge
• 2.2 FIFA materials and how to read them
• 2.3 Football Agent Regulations
• 2.4 Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
• 2.5 FIFA Statutes
• 2.6 Ethics and disciplinary codes
• 2.7 Child safeguarding (FIFA Guardians)
• 2.8 The Football Tribunal

Eleven lessons cover the central exam text article by article: obtaining and losing a licence, fees and caps, connected agents, representing minors and the clauses that make a representation agreement valid or invalid.

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 The licence
• 3.3 Continuing education
• 3.4 The service fee
• 3.5 The cap
• 3.6 Conflicts of interest
• 3.7 Connected agents
• 3.8 Minors
• 3.9 Approaching clients
• 3.10 The representation agreement
• 3.11 Contract validity

The second major exam text often causes calculation errors. This module distinguishes training compensation from solidarity, explains age limits and covers the electronic player passport, Clearing House, TMS and registration periods.

• 4.1 Introduction to the RSTP
• 4.2 Training compensation — principle, definition and purpose
• 4.3 Training compensation — calculations
• 4.4 Training compensation — exceptions and special cases
• 4.5 The solidarity mechanism
• 4.6 Solidarity — case studies and exam traps
• 4.7 The electronic player passport (EPP)
• 4.8 The FIFA Clearing House
• 4.9 TMS, transfer windows, amateur and professional status
• 4.10 General revision

Two texts share one aim: protecting football integrity. This module covers scope and temporal jurisdiction, offences, Article 7 sanctions, suspended sanctions, repeat offences and limitation periods.

• 5.1 Scope and temporal jurisdiction of the Code of Ethics
• 5.2 Sports betting and corruption
• 5.3 Protecting people: harassment, forgery and abuse of power
• 5.4 Match manipulation and the duty to report
• 5.5 The full list of sanctions (Article 7)
• 5.6 Suspended sanctions, repeat offences and aggravating circumstances
• 5.7 Limitation periods and their consequences
• 5.8 Summary: tricky questions and strategy

Eight lessons on identifying abuse, understanding agents' obligations, reporting concerns and FIFA Guardians' five implementation stages.

• 6.1 Understanding child safeguarding in football
• 6.2 The 4 types of abuse to recognise
• 6.3 Your legal and regulatory obligations as an agent
• 6.4 Reporting procedures: what to do in practice
• 6.5 FIFA Guardians: programme, foundations and principles
• 6.6 Risk management and codes of conduct
• 6.7 Responding to safeguarding concerns
• 6.8 The 5 implementation stages and exam checklist

Recruitment is everyday work and a major source of risk for agents. This module distinguishes legitimate approaches from misconduct, outlines FIFA requirements and provides an ethical decision framework and pre-contact checklist.

• 7.1 Why recruitment must be ethical
• 7.2 Inappropriate and criminal recruitment conduct
• 7.3 The regulatory framework: what FIFA requires
• 7.4 Minors' rights, transparency and fairness
• 7.5 Best practice: scouting, communication and contracts
• 7.6 Your tools: ethical decision framework and checklist

World football's institutional structure: FIFA's legal status and objectives, human rights, non-discrimination, Congress, Council, President, general secretariat, committees, judicial bodies and financial provisions.

• 8.1 FIFA's legal status, headquarters and objectives
• 8.2 Human rights, non-discrimination and FIFA members
• 8.3 FIFA's organisation: Congress, Council and President
• 8.4 General secretariat, committees and judicial bodies
• 8.5 Arbitration, dispute resolution and financial provisions

The practical companion to module 8. This covers the Football Tribunal, agents in the Statutes, player status and national-team eligibility, confederations in international competition and Congress rules.

• 9.1 The Football Tribunal's structure
• 9.2 Agents in the Statutes: the regulatory framework
• 9.3 Player status and national-team eligibility
• 9.4 Confederations and international competitions
• 9.5 Congress rules and final provisions

Often overlooked, supplementary materials can make the difference between 14 and 16 out of 20. This module covers agent regulation circulars, RSTP circulars, FAQs and general secretariat decisions. Two bonus lessons address Circular No. 1917.

• 10.1 Introduction: why supplementary resources matter
• 10.2 Foundational Football Agent Regulations circulars
• 10.3 Key RSTP and temporary framework circulars
• 10.4 The online exam, Disciplinary Code and other circulars
• 10.5 FAQs and general secretariat decisions
• Bonus 1 Circular No. 1917: the temporary regulatory framework
• Bonus 2 Understanding Circular No. 1917 through a case study

Two short lessons for final preparation. The first covers your computer, open files, text searches and connection. The second organises the final 48 hours: priorities, what to leave aside and how to approach the exam's 60 minutes.

• 11.1 Your computer
• 11.2 The final 48 hours