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FIFA organised an online open conference on Football Agent Regulation. The football community, and all interested parties could follow the conference online that took place on 4 April 2023.

Agents Regulation Online Conference

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Once you have successfully obtained your license to act as a Football Agent, you must comply with FIFA’s continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.

Continuing Professional Development

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FIFA’s Executive Programme in Football Agency, 2nd edition provides a practical and personalised learning approach, based on solid theory, combined with research and practical sessions taught by highly reputable specialists.

FIFA Executive Programme in Football Agency

FIFA Guardians

FIFA strongly encourages and welcomes everyone in football, including all employees and volunteers of Member Associations and clubs, FIFA staff, and volunteers, to sign-up as a Global Football Community Learner.

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Safeguarding

As a cornerstone of our commitment to safeguarding and child protection, FIFA launched the FIFA Guardians programme for member associations in July 2019. Find out more about our work in this area.

Safeguarding and child protection

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The purpose of this section is to provide a general overview of the legal minimum age for signing a professional employment contract in the territory under the jurisdiction of each member association.

Article 13: Representation of minors

To obtain a licence to act as a Football Agent, you must apply via the FIFA Agent Platform.

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How to become a licenced football agent

In accordance with the FIFA Vision 2020-23, FIFA is continuously investing its resources into education and growth of all groups involved in the international transfer market and offering world-class education courses and certifications.

Education

As an important step in ensuring that any disputes concerning the football agent services are resolved fairly and equally for all participants in the transfer system, FIFA dispute resolution systems are being reintroduced under the FFAR.

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Here you can find a selection of the most frequently asked questions about the Football Agent Regulations. Watch this space: we will update it to reflect the questions we receive.

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FAQ & How to Contact Us

Each member association must implement and enforce national football agent regulations by 30 September 2023 with the aim of regulating the activity of football agents at national level.

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National Football Agent Regulations

A permanent consultative body composes of representatives of professional football stakeholders and agent organisations to discuss matters related to football agency, including the practical implementation of the new regulatory framework.