When you think of the people in football, you often think of the players, managers, referees, coaches, fans, chairmen etc., however, football is not complete without agents and in today’s climate, never will be. Agents are the only authorised people by FIFA who are able to act as the middlemen during transfer and contract negotiations, […]
A lot of focus on Ezekiel Elliott this week and his long-lasting appeal of the 6 game suspension handed to him by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Giancarlo Stanton keeps smashing home runs, which has been quite a cause for celebration in South Florida, even though it remains rather unlikely that the Marlins make the playoffs. […]
Per a company press release, Lagardère Sports announced plans to increase its operations in Shanghai to further enhance the services provided to the agency’s international and domestic clients. The agency will use its deep local knowledge and insights to help brands and rights holders achieve long term value in China, as the country is rapidly […]
Below is the first contribution from new Sports Agent Blog contributor Christian A. Carter. Carter is a 2nd Year, MBA Candidate at the College of William & Mary and graduate of Seton Hill University where he served as Captain of the Football Team and SAAC President. Carter is also the curator of “Carter’s Call” a new […]
“The Sports Business and Leadership Association (SBLA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization made up of professionals working in the sports business industry dedicated to providing children in each of our Chapter communities (Miami – Tampa – Jacksonville – Denver – Chicago) with the resources necessary to engage in unique sports experiences or to attend sports […]
The following guest contribution is provided by Hardik Sanghavi, who graduated from DePaul University in 2016 with a major in finance and minor in accounting. During his time at DePaul, Hardik interned with ESPN Chicago and Priority Sports & Entertainment. He now works as a Commercial Underwriter in the Insurance Industry and writes for Overthecap.com. […]
Per a press release from Berk Communications, earlier this week, Roc Nation Sports announced the signing of Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Shelby Miller. A first round draft pick of the Cardinals in 2009 after a standout prep career at Brownwood High School in Texas, Miller began his career as the Cardinals minor league pitcher of […]
Officially less than four months until full usage of #SoaringToNewHeitners and the wedding takes place — in Boca, Florida. It was quite an eventful week with a lot going on at Heitner Legal. Scored a big win in summary judgment for a corporate client that is thrilled with the result, especially since we also helped […]
Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Minnesota Timberwolves budding superstar forward Andrew Wiggins and his agent Bill Duffy of BDA Sports have severed ties. In the mayhem that has been the NBA offseason and free agency thus far, there has been huge contracts given out by teams vying to sign their coveted players. Seen as a […]
I recently had the opportunity to connect with Daniel Booth, director of EntPR Communications and Athlete Management. Back in June 2015, Booth participated in a “Six Question” interview when he was just starting out with London-based EntPR. Given how social media and communications have advanced in that short time, I thought it would be interesting to […]