This article refers to the following FIFA regulations:
- Articles 10 and 17 of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations
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Provisional suspension and restrictions on activity
A FIFA football agent licence is automatically provisionally suspended when the football agent fails to comply with the ongoing licensing requirements.
An automatic provisional suspension may apply when a football agent ceases to meet the eligibility requirements, misses the annual licence fee deadline or fails to complete the applicable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.
During provisional suspension, the football agent is treated as an individual without an active licence and cannot provide football agent services, approach potential clients, enter new representation agreements or carry out other activities requiring a valid licence.
Withdrawal terminates the licence and may follow unresolved non-compliance or a decision of the competent FIFA bodies.
Remedying non-compliance and withdrawal
Football agents suspended for non-payment of the annual fee or failure to complete CPD have 60 days from provisional suspension to remedy the non-compliance, according to the dates in FIFA’s notification. If the requirements remain outstanding, the licence is withdrawn and the individual must complete the full licensing process again, including the exam where applicable, before providing football agent services.
For example, a football agent suspended on 1 October for missing the 30 September fee or CPD deadline must remedy the non-compliance by 30 November. Otherwise, the licence is withdrawn on 1 December, with no exceptions after the stipulated deadline.
After completing the outstanding requirements, football agents request reinstatement through the “Licence Management” tab on the FIFA agent platform and confirm that their licence is active before resuming services. Technical errors preventing reinstatement should be reported through a support ticket in the Help Centre on the FIFA agent platform, with the licence number and evidence that the outstanding requirements have been completed.
Requesting voluntary suspension
A football agent may request voluntary suspension at any time through the FIFA agent platform, supported by reasons such as personal or medical circumstances, a career break or a sabbatical. The regulations set no maximum duration for voluntary suspension, during which the individual may not act as a football agent or provide football agent services.
Requests are submitted through the “Licence Management” tab by selecting “Temporarily suspend my licence”.
Reinstatement may be requested at any time through “Reinstate my license” in Licence Management, where the platform identifies the applicable fee and CPD requirements. These depend on the individual’s circumstances and may differ from those governing reinstatement after automatic suspension for non-compliance.
Requesting permanent termination
A football agent may request permanent termination through the FIFA agent platform at any time, but the decision is irreversible and a return to practice requires completion of the full licence application process.
Requests are submitted through the “Licence Management” tab by selecting “Permanently terminate my licence”.