Man Utd star's sister passes tough FIFA exam to become licensed football agent
Hellen Telles, the sister of Manchester United left-back Alex, is a licensed football agent after passing the new FIFA exam.
3,800 candidates took the first test earlier this month, with FIFA revealing that only 52% of them passed. And Telles, who runs H13 Sports Management, has revealed she is one of them in a post on Instagram.
She wrote: "Officially a licensed FIFA agent! Few will have the real notion of what this means to me. This title is the seal of 9 years of construction and daily struggle for recognition.
"I entered the world of football uninvited, despite being born into a family that breathes it 24 hours a day. I needed to kick the door, make myself present, earn merit.
"I need to contradict suspicious looks, dodge disrespectful comments, run away from futile approaches… to be seen, but more than that: to be respected. And I keep doing that, every day."
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She also opened up about her experiences of being a female football agent, adding: "Being a woman here is like this: I enter meeting rooms out of curiosity but I only stay, and I return, because of my competence and my principles.
"None of that I won. ANYTHING. I deserve to be here because I understand this thing called football and I'm not afraid to say that. In fact, I am very proud to be one of the few women in the world with that title. Merit.
"Thank you to those who never doubted and live it daily with me. Who trust my work. They know who they are. And thanks also to you who doubt. This is fuel. They also know who they are.
"There were 6,586 candidates, 3,800 tests applied and 1,962 approved, able to transfer and represent clients around the world. It's just beginning…"
Hellen's brother Alex Telles, 30, is currently on loan at Sevilla having struggled to cement a place in the Manchester United team after his move from Porto. He helped the Spanish club knock out his parent club in the Europa League last week and has one year left on his contract at Old Trafford.
He now has a family member fully qualified to help him with his next move after his sister overcame the tricky FIFA test to secure her official license.
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