Art. 18 Engagement of Football Agents - FIFA Football Agent Regulations -

1. Clients:

a) may engage a Football Agent to perform Football Agent Services, provided that they do not choose to undertake such activities themselves;

b) shall pay the service fee agreed with a Football Agent in a timely manner established by these Regulations and in accordance with the respective Representation Agreement, employment contract and transfer agreement (as applicable);

c) shall satisfy themselves that a Football Agent is appropriately licensed by FIFA prior to signing the relevant Representation Agreement;

d) shall cooperate with the relevant body of each member association, confederation and/or FIFA with respect to any request in relation to a Football Agent made by those bodies;

e) may request from the Football Agent a schedule detailing all payments of any kind whatsoever (including all remuneration, fees and expenses) made by and/or regarding that Client;

f) (for clubs) shall upload to the FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) within 14 days of occurrence:

1. the information requested in TMS on completion of each Transaction that is an international transfer in which the club is involved;

2. any amendment to, or termination of, a relevant Representation Agreement;

3. any agreement with a Football Agent other than a Representation Agreement, including but not limited to Other Services, and the information requested in TMS;

4. the information requested in TMS following the payment of a fee related to any agreement entered into with a Football Agent other than a Representation Agreement; and

g) shall immediately report any breaches of these Regulations to FIFA, the confederations or member associations.

2. Clients (and their officials, when applicable) may not engage, or attempt to engage, in the following conduct:

a) Engage or appoint an unlicensed person to perform Football Agent Services;

b) Accept or request any undue personal, pecuniary or other advantage from a Football Agent;

c) Give, offer or seek to offer consideration or a promise of any kind, either directly or indirectly, to a Football Agent (or to any family member of, or other person connected with, that Football Agent), other than the service fee agreed;

d) For member associations, clubs and Single-Entity Leagues, interfere in, or influence, the freedom of an Individual to select a Football Agent;

e) Participate, or assist, directly or indirectly, in any circumvention of the service fee cap established by these Regulations;

f) Have an Interest in an Agency or the affairs of a Football Agent, in accordance with article 11 paragraph 4 of these Regulations;

g) For member associations, clubs and single-entity leagues, either directly or indirectly, induce or coerce an Individual to breach the terms of their Representation Agreement with their Football Agent;

h) Fail to immediately report any breach of these Regulations to FIFA;

i) Permit a Football Agent or their Agency to have an Interest in them; or

j) Any other breach of these Regulations.