1 DAY AGO - The path to becoming a football agent is not, however, clear, but one man with help of his friends is now trying to change that through this guide book.Dr Erkut Sogut, the representative of the Arsenal star, Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan has co-authored a new book which aims to guide the next generation of football agents.Playing top-level football may be a highly competitive market to break into, but so is looking after players of such a standard.Nevertheless, figures published in April by the FA showed that between February 2017 and the end of January 2018, the Premier League spent a combined £390 million on agents’ fees, making it a potentially lucrative industry.The path to becoming a football agent is not, however, clear, but one man is now trying to change that.“I realised from the last 10 years that I've been in the business how difficult it is to go into a certain football club because someone is standing in front of the door,” Dr Erkut Sogut told our correspondent in his Collapse

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06/02/2019 - The United States and China dominate the global ownership of football according to this year’s Soccerex Football Finance 100, with the two economic powerhouses cumulatively owning more than 30% of the world’s top football clubs, more than all of Europe combined. The report, by leading soccer business experts Soccerex, uses bespoke methodology to evaluate and rank the world’s top 100 clubs according to their finances and, in so doing, provides a different perspective on the global hierarchy of football.The Soccerex Football Finance 100 2019 paints a clear picture of the modern ownership of the global game with the US clear leaders as the largest single nation, accounting for 18% of top 100 and 23% of top 30. While this figure is boosted by the US ownership of most MLS franchises, US organizations own a quarter of Premier League teams along with clubs in Italy and France too.China is the next biggest country for ownership with 13% of the top 100, meaning that together the two economic Collapse

05/02/2019 - South Africa Vs NigeriaKick off Time: 16: 30 GMT +The match will be broadcast on SuperSport Select 2. So subscriber of  DStv and GOtv can watch live. Nigeria won 2 - 0 in their first game against Burundi on Saturday  February 2.The 2-0 win put Nigeria on top of Group A after South Africa and host Niger played out a goalless draw earlier in their own game. The Flying Eagles will be aiming for a win against South Africa to earn a spot in the semifinals of the competition and a ticket to this summer’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Poland.  Collapse

02/02/2019 - FOR CANDIDATES FROM NIGERIA: This article is meant for intending international candidates, especially those from Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Perhaps, the procedure may be sightly different for local students in USA/Canada or candidates from other part of the world. The educational qualifications stated here may not be relevant for schools in your country.I will like to present this guide in such a way as to directly answer your questions. So before I begin to answer the frequently asked questions potential candidates send to my email and sometime as you chat with me or speak with me over the phone, I will like you to first know what is the meaning of NCAA and NAIA, as I will often use the acronym in this article.1. NCAA is Men's Soccer Tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) categorized into three: Division 1, II and III. Search for NCAA schools in  Collapse

31/01/2019 - By first week of May 2019, by the grace of God, you will be in Dubai training and getting prepared to participate in several trial matches. That is,  if you register for the talent Assessment (Screening exercise) that will commence on Monday March 4 to Wednesday March 6 At the Former National Stadium Surulere Lagos. Registration fee is N10,000 (ten thousand Naira only). Sal-Ruff International Sports Limited, owners of Great Olympics Football Academy is organizing the Dubai Trial Tour:- Only players between 17 and 25 years of age can participate- Player must have a valid International Passport- A clean medical record★ Call only this dedicated mobile phone number for further instructions: +234(0)809 877 2556.Well, of course, not everyone who register will eventually travel with the team, only those outstanding players selected during the assessment exercise; who are also able to meet the financial obligations required go for the tour. We plan to travel with a very skillful squad Collapse

28/01/2019 - Emiliano Sala’s family has reached their €300,000 crowd-funding target in their bid to resume the search for the missing Cardiff City striker.Guernsey Police on Thursday ceased looking for Sala, who was on board a Piper Malibu aircraft with pilot David Ibbotson when the plane went missing en route to the Welsh capital from Nantes on Monday.Sala completed a transfer to Cardiff the weekend before and had been back in France bidding farewell to his colleagues at Nantes.Search and rescue efforts had spanned three days without a trace of the plane before the authorities opted to call a halt to their scanning of the area.A GoFundMe page was created by non-profit organization Sport Cover on Friday, with “its sole purpose” being to help continue the search for Sala and Ibbotson.The pot surpassed the €300,000 mark on Sunday, with a donation of €30,010 from Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe helping it over the line.Mbappe is not the only high-profile player to donate a substantial sum, as Collapse

24/01/2019 - When I say Sport betting is the 'new oil business' in Nigeria, you may not understand how the industry has greatly distrupt in the distribution of wealth and the creation of a whole new set of young millionaires in the country. You will not understand until you meet the major players in this industry, largely under 40 years CEO who has become great millionaires in dollars.We thought to let you know the owners of the major sports betting brands in Nigeria and a look at their networth as at the end of 2018.1. Owner of Bet9jaThe owner of Bet9ja and chairman is Kunle Soname. It`s one of the richest people in Nigeria. He was the first Nigerian to buy a top European football club – Clube Desportivo Feirense. Kunle Soname secured over 70 percent of the top Portuguese football club. He is also the President of Remo Stars Football Club, a Nigeria Peofessional Football League (NPFL) Team.Kunlo Soname graduated from Lagos State University. He previously worked as Ikosi-Isheri Local Council. His Collapse

24/01/2019 - Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of promising Nigerian teenager Michael Agboola, informs the official website of the Premier League side.The 17-year-old midfielder was offered a professional contract after he impressed whilst on trial at the club. This is a big step up in Michael Agboola’s career as he is joining Wolverhampton Wanderers from a fifth-tier club in England, Dagenham & Redbridge.He spent the last seven years of his career at The Daggers and was a second-year scholar at the club prior to his move to the Molineux. In April 2018, Agboola was nominated for the LFE Goal of the Month for his outrageous effort straight from kick-off for The Daggers Academy.His elder brother, Manny Agboola is a goalkeeper at Oxford United and the 20-year-old has pledged his international future to Nigeria. On his curriculum vitae, Michael Agboola has also played for the youth teams of Southampton and Charlton Athletic. Collapse