The following was written by our new contributor, Alex Fernandez. Russell Okung hates Jerry McGuire. “This movie insinuates that athletes need someone else to “show them the money” because they can’t get out there and get the money themselves. I hate that.” Okung has received plenty of courting attempts by agencies promising him the money […]
The following “Six Questions” short interview with Daniel Booth was conducted by our Assistant Editor & Social Media Manager, Cameron Chung. Daniel Booth is the Director of ENTPR Communications & Athlete Management, based out of London. Daniel’s career is off to a fast start with a roster of clients that bring together soccer, golf, athletics & […]
Consensus first-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year center Jahlil Okafor will sign with power agent Bill Duffy of BDA Sports Management a source tells Sports Agent Blog’s Darren Heitner. Jahlil Okafor is a 6’11” center who spent his freshman season playing for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, winning the 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I […]
Zachary Charles is the Founder of 3pt Sports Management; a full service agency for professional basketball players. A graduate of Yeshiva University, Charles is an NBA Certified Contract Advisor that is currently operating out of New York City. I recently spoke with Charles regarding his client Renardo Sidney and I would like to thank him for […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is looking like it could get ugly. Leading Journalist Damien Barrett tweeted over the weekend that Australian Football League (AFL) agent Ned Guy has departed from Stride Sports Management. This is on the back of last week’s news that Alex McDonald had also left the high profile agency. A clearer view of Alex’s plans […]