On the pitch, Chelsea is consistently one of the strongest clubs, but off the field the club has had its fair share of disputes. Most recently, the club received notice that they will lose the privilege of signing new players to their squad until January 2011. Chelsea has stated they plan to mount the strongest […]
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When the Bengals’ Andre Smith finally signed a contract on Sunday, it was released that a pretty interesting clause was stamped on it. Apparently, Smith’s contract says that his salary will be slashed for each game in which he is 350 pounds or higher and not on the active roster. Upon learning of this, I […]
What: 7th Annual Relay Worldwide Sports Sponsorship Symposium by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily When: Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 Where: New York City, NY at the Marriott Marquis Keynote: Uli Becker, CEO and President, Reebok International Panels: Sept. 30 7:30 a.m. – Registration 8:30 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks Richard […]
Jack Bechta is an NFLPA Certified Advisor who is not afraid to speak his mind. He has been in the business of representing professional football players for almost two decades and his engine has not experienced any wear. Jack is the owner of JB Sports Inc, which has a valuable list of clients and a […]
This past Saturday, the UFL held an open tryout in Orlando, Florida. The tryout was mostly for the Orlando team to scout potential additions to its roster. The tryout started a few hours late because of the overwhelming attendance; over 1,200 players arrived on August 22nd to be seen. Since the tryout, 12 players have […]
Is Eugene Parker so busy fielding questions from the media and having discussions with the 49ers front office, that he is not paying enough attention to his veteran clients? 49ers faithful are getting crabby with the agent, and it looks like SportsAgentBlog.com readers are not to thrilled with the Crabtree holdout, either. Whether or not […]
A few days ago, I received an email from Anastasios “Tassos” Kaburakis, Ph.D., Attorney at Law and Assistant Professor of Sport Law and Sport Management/Director of Sport Management Graduate Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He wanted to share the announcement of NCAA Division I Proposal 2009-22. The expectation is that the proposal will pass […]
I take a lot of pleasure in seeing young professionals have success in their respective trades. As a young sports agent, myself, I especially admire others who have made it their goal to represent professional athletes, and have actually acted on their dreams. Nate Haber fits into that category. He is a part of a […]
School is about to start back up across the nation, which means that many law schools will start to announce their Sports Law Symposiums for the Fall and Spring semesters. Yesterday, I received an email about Marquette University’s 2009 Conference. Marquette is home of the National Sports Law Institute, one of, if not the, most […]
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Interview with Vered N. Yakovee
Guest contribution by Andrew Delaney, Director of Operations at the National Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Vered Yakovee is a dynamic individual. She is well-connected and well-versed in the sports and entertainment law fields. She teaches Sports Law at USC Gould School of Law, practices all aspects of sports law and insurance coverage law, and […]