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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A no-holds-barred exposé on the financial transactions of the world's favourite sport The transfer fees clubs pay to sign top players now top 4 billion a year but much of the money has been flowing out of the game. A small group of wealthy investors including Russian oligarchs, English racehorse owners and a former billionaire gold miner have seized the opportunity to enter this booming market. Some have moved in on the territory of banks and lent money to clubs in exchange for a share in fees generated by Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and dozens more of today's stars. Others have acquired obscure teams to get a piece of the pie. Even as the global financial crisis sent fortunes tumbling this select group found a profitable place to park their money. The size of the transfer market has continued to rise - it increased seven-fold in value the last two decades, more than the FTSE share index. Between them, these wealthy investors have amassed hundreds of millions of euros in profits. At the same time, they have managed to stay out of the spotlight the worlds most popular sport brings. Footballs Secret Trade follows the money along a trail very few know about, from nondescript offices in the U.K. and ramshackle stadiums of South American clubs you have probably never heard of to offshore bank accounts in the Caribbean. Warning you wont see a major transfer deal in the same light again."-- Provided by publisher. |
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"The book will appeal to a global audience: to anyone with an interest in soccer, sports and business. They will be shocked to learn what goes on behind the scenes of the world's most popular sport"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Son of Jesus -- 2. Chess Champion -- 3. British Tax Exile -- 4. East End Scandal -- 5. Prime Minister's Men -- 6. 100-to-1 Shot -- 7. Switzerland of South America -- 8. "Todo Pasa" -- 9. Buenos Aires to Manchester -- 10. "I Want 40% for the Boy" -- 11. Pharmacist's Medicine -- 12. Working on a Dream -- 13. Baur au Lac -- 14. End Game? |
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Soccer players -- Trading of.
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Soccer -- Economic aspects.
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Soccer -- Economic aspects |
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Soccer players -- Trading of |
| Added Author |
Panja, Tariq, 1981- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Duff, Alex, 1971- Football's secret trade. Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2017 9781119145424 1119145422 (DLC) 2016052145 (OCoLC)982043463 |
| ISBN |
9781119145455 (electronic bk.) |
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1119145457 (electronic bk.) |
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9781119145448 |
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1119145449 |
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