The NL leading Chicago Cubs are up for sale. The surging Cubs have looked great lately, despite the team’s unlucky history over the past 100 years…making their stock the highest it has been at in a while. The owners of the Cubs, the Chicago Tribune company, is in HUGE debt from taking their many companies […]
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In my last article, I discussed the preparations that I undertook to ensure that my actions during the Transfer Window were as effective as possible. For those of you new to soccer, the Transfer Windows are the two main periods in the year when soccer clubs can buy and sell players (players on free transfers […]
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CAA Is Dominant
Earlier this week, Liz Mullen and David Broughton wrote in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal the following statement: CAA Sports, in two short years of existence, has become the dominant sports agency in the United States. Earlier this month, Jason Belzer positioned CAA as the second strongest American agency behind Wasserman Media Group (WMG). The […]
You do not have to be exceptionally strong in your sport to make some big time bucks through endorsement opportunities. Many believe that Anna Kournikova never deserved her mega deals and people are just coming around to accepting the fact that Danica Patrick may be legit (years after she first started raking in the dough […]
Here in the United States, agents are used to taking 4-5% on MLB contracts, 3% on NFL contracts, 4% on NBA contracts, 5% on NHL contracts, and 10% from the teams if their clients play basketball overseas. Endorsement takes usually are around 15-20%. Some athletes complain that the percentages handed off to agents for their […]
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BEST Becomes Better
In Jason Belzer’s recent Sports Agency Rankings, he put Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST) at number three, behind WMG and CAA. Many people have never even heard of BEST before, so how could it be ranked higher than a juggernaut known as IMG (International Management Group)? IMG is much older than BEST, but in a […]
Last Friday, I participated on a Tele-press Conference featuring C. Lamont Smith of All Pro Sports & Entertainment. C. Lamont Smith represents guys like Derrick Mason and Rudi Johnson, and was recently mentioned in a SportsAgentBlog.com piece which discussed Lito Sheppard dropping All Pro Sports & Entertainment for Rosenhaus. Anyway, the teleconference’s mission had absolutely […]
Mexico City. London. Toronto. If you are an NFL fan and are not familiar with these three cities, you should be. These are the three locations outside of the United States where NFL Regular Season games have been played. In 2005, the Arizona Cardinals and San Fransisco 49ers faced off in Mexico City. In 2007, […]
When hiring, I like to use Berke assessment tests, click here for some examples. When I am talking to potential employees (Dynasty hires Independent Contractors if you want me to use the correct terminology) or future interns, I often get asked if and when they will have to relocate to South Florida. Many are shocked […]
Sitting in the fans section and also in the NCAA coach area recently at AAU Nationals in Orlando, I could not help but think how instrumental the AAU coaches must be in shaping their players’ futures. What if an NCAA coach could call Athletes First’s coach his best friend? More importantly to our conversation on […]