Reading regulations end to end can feel reassuring but be inefficient. Identify frequently assessed areas and master them. These are our ten priorities.

Definitions

  • A football agent is an individual. Not a company or agency. A licence belongs to one person and cannot be transferred.
  • The client may be a player, coach, club or member association. This is an exhaustive list.
  • Representation agreements must be written. Without a compliant written agreement, no service fee is due.

Money

  • The service fee cap depends on representation: 5% of remuneration for the individual or engaging entity, 10% for permitted dual representation, or 10% of transfer compensation for the releasing entity, as described in the FFAR framework.
  • The USD 200,000 threshold. Above that annual remuneration, the excess has a stated cap of 3%, or 6% for dual representation.
  • Payment by the employer is provided for when annual remuneration does not exceed USD 200,000, provided the amount is not deducted from the player's remuneration.

Fee questions commonly require a calculation rather than a definition.

Prohibitions

  • Conflicts of interest. Disclosure and written consent matter; silence is not a solution.
  • Connected agents. Agents within the same agency or connected by family relationships are treated together for fee-cap purposes.
  • Representing minors. This requires prior FIFA Guardians certification and involvement of legal guardians.
  • Approaching clients. Soliciting a player already represented, or making promises you cannot fulfil, can put your licence at risk.

How to study these ten points

Start with course module 3, which covers them lesson by lesson. Then find each rule in the official text. This builds the navigation skills required on exam day.