2013 was a massive year in athlete representation. Jay Z got his first deal done with Robinson Cano signing with the Seattle Mariners. Powerhouse agency IMG officially hit the market, with WME just days ago being announced as the winning bidder, at a price estimated to be around $2.3 billion. What will 2014 bring? Who […]
Last year it was reported that Roger Federer had left IMG to setup his own representation firm, taking his agent Tony Godsick with him. ‘Team8’ has now officially launched, with the headquarters of the agency to be in Cleveland, Ohio – the same city in which IMG is based. The company has already started making […]
“The day you sign a client is the day you start losing him.” – Donald Draper, Mad Men For the past 10 years I have tried to break into the athlete representation industry. I’ve had a few internships over this time, including working for IMG in their sponsorship division. I’ve also had a brief stint […]
Gordon Reid is a football agent (soccer to Americans) for Premier Sports Management international (PSMi). Having starting in the finance industry, he has now been working in the field for 5 years. PSMi represents both players and coaches, but that’s not the only business they do. They are also working on behalf of football clubs […]
The Australian Football League Player’s Association (AFLPA) has launched a new program aimed at educating future AFL agents. The Executive Certificate (Player Agents) is a course which runs for 6 weeks covering areas including Crisis Management, Talent Identification and Player Development. Realizing the majority of those interested would be full time workers, the course will […]
Soccer star Neymar, the most marketable athlete in the world, has just transferred to European powerhouse Barcelona. The 21 year-old has left Brazilian based club Santos in a reported €57m deal. Though the move is not so clear cut. A common practice for soccer players in Brazil is the selling of their economic rights. This […]
Earlier this week SportsPro released its list of the World’s Top 50 Most Marketable Athletes. The list was created based on an athlete’s marketability over the next three years, using parameters including age, value for money and crossover appeal. Brazilian soccer player Neymar topped the list. It’s not only the athletes who can lay claim […]
It appears Elvis Dumervil wasn’t the only athlete unhappy with his manager of late. Last week Usman Khawaja was one of four Australian cricket players suspended for the following test match against India. It was later discovered that they failed to submit a team assignment on time. The news made headlines in Australia, as the […]
Former world No.1 tennis player Rafael Nadal has left IMG. He will start his own management company with his father and manager. It has been a big few months in the realm of tennis representation, with No.1 Novak Djokovic joining powerhouse IMG just last week. Roger Federer, who was also previously managed by IMG, left […]
No. 1 ranked tennis player Novak has signed with IMG for representation. He was previously with CAA Sports. Novak made his intention to leave CAA known back in August citing simply that he needed to move on. While most insiders believed he would eventually end up at IMG, he took his time to make a decision. […]