The soccer is the most popular sport which besides also highly paid. For this reason many guys since the childhood dream to become football players, but it is not the only option allowing to get profit in this sport. There is such position as the football agent whose task consists in representation of interests of the football player. Each famous player has the representative, for example, the agent Cristiano Ronaldo holds the second place in the rating of the richest agents according to the Forbes version.
It is worth noticing that in 2015 FIFA was entered by certain changes into work of agents. Now football players belong to clubs, but not representatives. It is limited the sums of receiving percent from a transfer and annual salary. It is made to make work of agents of more transparent.
How to become the football agent?
For a start it would be desirable to talk about the agent's duties which there is a lot of. The main directions in work the following:
- Search of suitable team, support of the transaction and preparation of the contract between the ward and club.
- Selection and conclusion of various contracts for advertizing and sponsorship.
- Solution of all financial and legal issues.
Generally, the agent is engaged in all affairs that nothing distracted the football player from his primary activity.
Considering popularity of the similar sphere, in our country schools of football agents where it is possible to receive certain skills already began to appear and to find the main information. There are also online courses. Receiving the formation connected with finance and law that will allow to work much more simply with documentation will be plus and to run business. The successful agent can become people who well understand soccer, know all necessary documents, are able to conduct negotiations and also unmistakably define potential stars of soccer.
To become the agent, it is necessary to pass examination for the license, and then, to issue the policy of assurance which costs about €1 thousand. The insurance is important if necessary to cover legal claims.
To begin to build career it is the is best of all from youthful soccer where it will be possible how to be spoken to get the hand. There are also scout companies where there are special bases of football players that considerably facilitates activity of the agent. If there is a wish to work for itself, then it is necessary to open state of emergency.
How to obtain the license of the football agent?
Every year for persons interested to join ranks of agents the examination on obtaining the license is held. Usually it is the period from March to September. To have an opportunity to participate in it, it is necessary to provide such documents in Committee on questions of the status and transfers of football players: the civil and international passport, the identification code, labor, the diploma, the autobiography and the application written on a sample. Still the reference from the residence, from militia and a narcological clinic is required. It will be required to bring also a monetary contribution.
On the website of football federation it is possible to find the list of documents which are important for knowing for passing an examination. It is similar to those which students hand over at the university where the ticket lasts. It is necessary to answer 20 questions, 15 of which prepares FIFA and 5 – national federation of soccer. Depending on complexity, answers are estimated, and is already determined by the sum of balls, examination is passed or not. The license gives the chance for work as the football agent for five years, as in the country, and abroad. The agent can lose the license in case he violated existing regulations, rules of a transfer, the code of behavior and ethics and also the charter of national football association.