Module 2: Acting as a football agent

5 lessons · about 3.5 hours of study. Part of the full course.

Module 2

How a licensed agent must work: agreements, minors, fees, duties, conflicts and disputes. The January 2026 pack excludes several suspended provisions. After the July 2026 CJEU ruling, their treatment in the unpublished 2027 pack must be rechecked.

Primary material: FIFA Football Agent Regulations, articles 11–28 · study pack pp. 276–298

What you will be able to do

  • State the minimum terms of a representation agreement and its maximum length with a player
  • Explain which provisions of this chapter are suspended, and why
  • Work out when an agent may approach and sign a minor
  • Identify conflicts of interest and prohibited conduct in a transaction
  • Judge how far the CJEU’s 2026 ruling changes the rules for agents
  • Advise a client through a transaction in line with the regulations

Your learning path

Lessons

Work through the lessons in order, then check your readiness in the timed module test.

  1. 01 Lesson 2.1Agencies and representation agreements 12 min
  2. 02 Lesson 2.2Representing minors 8 min
  3. 03 Lesson 2.3Service fees: what applies now 8 min
  4. 04 Lesson 2.4Duties, conduct and conflicts 10 min
  5. 05 Lesson 2.5Disputes, discipline and the transition 8 min
  6. 06 AssessmentModule test 42 min