ɐ pɹˈoʊ lˈaɪsəns ɪz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ ˈɛnɪwˌʌn hˌuː wˈɪʃᵻz tə mˈænɪdʒ ɐ fˈʊtbɔːl klˈʌb ɪnðə tˈɑːp tˈɪɹ ʌv ˌɛni jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən nˈeɪʃənz lˈiːɡ sˈɪstəm ˌɔn ɐ pˈɜːmənənt bˈeɪsɪs, ˈaɪ.ˈiː. mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈɛlv wˈiːks ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv tˈaɪm ɐn ʌŋkwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd kˈɛɹɾeɪkɚ mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ɪz ɐlˈaʊd tə tˈeɪk kəntɹˈoʊl.
A Pro Licence is required for anyone who wishes to manage a football club in the top tier of any European nation's league system on a permanent basis, i.e. more than 12 weeks (the amount of time an unqualified caretaker manager is allowed to take control).