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- Harry Kane’s brother Charlie is one of the names missing from the list
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Family members of a group of England players are absent from FIFA’s post-exam agents list.
Charlie Kane, brother of captain Harry, is among those not to feature on the first directory published by the governing body after the newly-introduced tests, which intermediaries had to pass before October 1 to be granted a licence as part of new regulations.
Ahead of the exams, close to 15,000 agents were registered. That number rocketed when FIFA deregulated the industry in 2015. However, the latest list now features just 4,766 names.
Kane is one of a number of relatives of Three Lions players who represent their family members not on the list. Mark Bellingham, father of Jude, is among those on the directory. It is thought some agents who sat the exam last month are yet to be added.
FIFA introduced the 60-minute, 20-question test this year. Agents had to revise from a 528-page book for the exam. Some agencies paid as much as £800 per hour for online tuition. To obtain a licence, entrants who were not deemed longer-serving ‘legacy agents’ had to pass before the start of this month.
Harry Kane’s brother Charlie (right) is not on FIFA’s list of registered agents
FIFA’s tests in Birmingham descended into farce last month due to WiFi issues
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However, a legal challenge lodged by a number of the sport’s biggest agencies in this country has put that situation on hold. That means that Kane and others not on the FIFA directory, who remain on the Football Association’s agents list, can continue to operate until a verdict is handed down by a tribunal, with a decision due by November 30.
Almost half of those who sat the first test in April failed while a second test last month at Birmingham’s NEC descended into farce thanks to WiFi issues. Some were subsequently permitted to take the exam from home.
The new FIFA regulations also include a limit on fees of three per cent on player’s earnings on annual salaries of more than £161,000 or six per cent if they act on behalf of the player and the club. Those who broker deals will only be allowed a maximum 10 per cent of the fee paid.
The next opportunity to take the exam is in May of next year.
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