In November 2007 I wrote my first article for Sports Agent Blog (Blatter Seeks New Rules Regarding ‘Home-Grown’ Players). I shared my opinion on whether any ‘nationality restrictions’ in European soccer would be legal under European Union law. My conclusion was that such restrictions would most certainly be illegal. Fifteen months on, and it would…
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Feb
28
Blatter’s ‘6+5’ rule is not illegal…?
Feb
27
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/27/09)
I am heading to Orlando for the Magic vs. Pistons game. Going to meet with the Magic General Counsel and General Manager (Otis Smith) prior to the game. At the end of next week, my Spring Break begins. I will be heading around Florida to visit my baseball clients in Spring Training and checking up…
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Feb
27
David Falk’s State Of The NBA
David Falk re-entered the sports agency world in 2007 (representing draft pick, Jeff Green), and has not been afraid to vocalize his opinions about the industry ever since. “The sports agent business has become so corrupt — I would not encourage anyone to try to become an agent right now.” [Short and Sweet] – 4/23/08…
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Feb
26
Harvard Law School Sports Law Symposium: Resiting the Recession
What: Symposium: Resiting the Recession: Growth Opportunities for Sports in an Economic Downturn.. Where: Harvard Law School. See map. When: Friday, March 13, 2009 – 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, 2009 – 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Schedule: March 13: 4:00-5:00 pm: Keynote Speech by Andrew Zimbalist 5:00-6:30 pm: Panel on…
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Feb
26
This Is Family Business
When I reported that Mark Sanchez selected his brother Nick to be his NFLPA certified representative in contractual negotiations, there was a great follow-up discussion in the comments section regarding whether or not it should be a concern that Mark picked a family member to serve as his agent. Commentator, Tony, had this to offer:…
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Feb
26
Johnny Knox May Do Wonders For National Sports Agency
National Sports Agency got a lot of solid press for winning Spike TV’s reality show, Super Agent. Harold Lewis and his company beat out nine other agents to win the right to represent Detroit Lions DT, Shaun Cody. Harold also received some solid press from his interview at SportsAgentBlog.com. But the biggest news for his…
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Feb
26
The NBDL Expands To Portland, Maine
While the economy has taken its toll on the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), forcing a shortened 2008/09 season and causing many involved in the league to worry about its future, the National Basketball Developmental League (NBDL) seems to be doing just fine. Many leagues are firing executives and freezing salaries. The NBDL is expanding. Portland,…
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Feb
26
Orlando Hudson’s Creative Contract
I am a big fan of Orlando Hudson. In a baseball world where analysts sweat over “prospects” who often never bring back any return on the huge investments teams pump into attaining them, it is nice to see a player make it who was selected in the 43rd round of the draft. Tony Jackson of…
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Feb
25
The NFL Is Entangled In An Antitrust Action
Thanks to a colleague and friend of mine, Hays Mathis, for letting me know that the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General’s Office to comment on the Cert Request for the case of American Needle Inc. v. National Football League (2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 17553). Reebok has an exclusive license with the NFL to…
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Feb
25
Twackle…The Sports Fan’s Twitter
It hasn’t even been a year since mega-agency Octagon brought in Jim DeLorenzo to run the newly created Octagon Digital division, but they are already making moves to establish their presence in the digital media and social-networking worlds. The company has launched Twackle.com, an aggregation engine for sports-related material on Twitter. By using your Twitter…
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