Module 1: Becoming a football agent

4 lessons · about 3 hours of study. Part of the full course.

Module 1

Who FIFA will license, and who it won’t. The four steps to a licence, the eligibility rules behind most refusals, and what it takes to keep a licence once you have one, taught through two real FIFA decisions.

Primary material: FIFA Football Agent Regulations, articles 1–10 · study pack pp. 266–274

What you will be able to do

  • State the four steps to a licence and the eligibility requirements in article 5
  • Explain why FIFA regulates the occupation of football agent
  • Decide whether an applicant is eligible, and when a barred applicant may apply again
  • Distinguish football agent services from the other services an agent may offer
  • Judge whether a FIFA licensing decision was correctly reasoned
  • Advise someone whose past puts their licence application at risk

Your learning path

Lessons

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

  1. 01 Lesson 1.1Why FIFA licenses agents at all 8 min
  2. 02 Lesson 1.2Who can hold a licence, and who can’t 11 min
  3. 03 Lesson 1.3From the exam to the licence 8 min
  4. 04 Lesson 1.4Keeping the licence: CPD, suspension and termination 9 min
  5. 05 AssessmentModule test 42 min