If someone asked me what I aspire to do at the age of 7 years old it would have been something along the lines of work at Chuck E. Cheese Pizza or drive Go Karts. I can assure you that I would not have said play soccer for FC Barcelona. According to some sources, Barcelona…
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Sep
15
Interview With The Athlete: David Carr
David Carr knows the peak of the agent business. The former NFL number one overall draft pick from 2002 had almost every agent seeking his business when he came out of Fresno State. He has stuck with one agent his entire career (Mike Sullivan), but also hired a business manager. Carr was able to pick…
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Sep
15
Mike Danton Never Wanted To Kill His Agent
We have covered the Mike Danton/David Frost story quite extensively at SportsAgentBlog.com, but just in case you do not know the history behind their relationship, here is a quick rundown: Mike Danton considered his agent, David Frost, as a father figure. Danton was placed in jail for hiring a hitman to kill David Frost. Frost…
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Sep
14
Rookie Duties: An Introduction
Welcome to a new column titled, Rookie Duties. In this column, Scott Deady will give you a glimpse into the day-to-day life of an agent breaking into the industry. Today there are almost 7 billion people in the world. When I was a kid, there were 5 billion. It’s hard to keep up. In Windsor,…
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Sep
14
Want To Be A UFL Agent?
Want to be a registered agent in the newly formed United Football League (UFL)? In the past, there was a simple single sheet questionnaire to fill out, but many potential agents complained about never hearing back from the UFL about their status. Things have changed. If you want to be a registered UFL agent, you…
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Sep
14
Players Wanted For New ABA Team
The San Diego Surf, an ABA SoCal Division team in its inaugural season, is hosting open tryouts in San Diego, Sunday September 20th. Compensation for players will be minimal the first season, but the team claims that they will assist players in gaining regular employment if signed to a contract. The Southern California Division of…
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Sep
11
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (9/11/09)
As a self-proclaimed moderate (fiscally conservative, socially liberal), I do not confuse Judaism with liberalism. Seems like a lot of people may, though. Fantasy drafts complete and one game into the season, are you as pumped about the start of the NFL regular season as the majority of men in the United States? Are you…
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Sep
10
Power Shift in European Soccer Transfer Market
While closely following the European soccer transfer market which wrapped up this week, something came to my attention; the shift of power from the owners to players and agents in European soccer. In most instances, if the player wanted to be transferred, sooner or later the wish was fulfilled. The latest example was Joleon Lescott’s…
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Sep
10
Real Madrid Sign Referee
Florentino Perez, ambitious president of Real Madrid, just loves shopping. He loves it so much that he purchased a referee. The transfer window is shut and Perez can no longer bid for players, so instead he lured Carlos Megia Davila, veteran referee of the Primera Division. As a referee for the Primera Division, aka La…
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Sep
10
Interview With The Agent: Nik Lubisich
Nik Lubisich is was raised in the Northwest and continues to call that region of the United States his home today. He is a former professional baseball player (stuck in the Minors for 6 years before suffering career ending shoulder injuries) who has translated his knowledge of the game and what players look for out…
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