Almost half of those who took FIFA's new agent exam failed and will have to resit or face being barred from working on transfers, with others unable to even finish it after forgetting their laptops.
A total of 3,800 sat the first test earlier this month at London's ExCel Arena.
Fears were raised that the hour-long exam was so tough up to 80 per cent would not pass.
While the figure is less than that, just 52 per cent of those who sat the test got the green light, with 48 per cent failing to do so.