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Global Soccer Investments
Rio Football Services Limited is a private investment firm in association football based in Israel. The firm has been linked to super-agent Pini Zahavi. The company is registered in Gibraltar, a tax haven. Through subsidiaries Rio Football Services Hungary Szolgaltato KFT, Rio Football Services Malta and Rio Football Services Holland BV, the company purchased part of the ownership of footballers and received part of the transfer fee when they were sold. The company has been known as Global Soccer Agencies Limited, Global Soccer Investments. It was reported it once submitted a takeover bid for Polonia Warszawa. The company, funded by unknown backers, was associated with Media Sports Investment, run by Zahavi's friend Kia Joorabchian, to bring players to Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, namely Carlos Alberto from Porto, and Javier Mascherano from River Plate. The following players were once, or are currently, partly owned by Rio Football Services: * Fernando Belluschi (50%) * Luch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pini Zahavi
Pinhas "Pini" Zahavi (; born 1955Jackson, Jamie"Profile: Pini Zahavi, football's first and only super-agent" The Observer, 26 November 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-12) is an Israeli football agent. Zahavi was involved in the change of ownership of PortsmouthHunter, Andy"'Mr Fix-it' trusted by top clubs' executives" The Independent 16 June 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-27. and for his work as a football agent, especially the (at the time) record-breaking transfer of Rio Ferdinand. Zahavi's offices are in Tel Aviv. His business partner is Walter Palombo Italian, Swiss-based, sports agent . Biography Zahavi was born in Ness Ziona, Israel in 1955, to a family of Jewish background. He is the son of a shopkeeper who sold building materials to local tradesmen. He has two elder sisters and a brother.Wilson, Jonathan"From journalist to sports Svengali" The Financial Times 16 June 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-27Bond, David"The Man Selling Rio" The Evening Standard 19 July 2002. Retrieved 2010-07-27 Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonia Warszawa
Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract bridge sections. Historically it also had sections in ice hockey, fencing, tennis, volleyball, ''hazena'', cycling and boxing. The football team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. History 20th century Beginnings Polonia Warsaw was formed in the autumn of 1911 as a union of several '' gimnazjum'' school teams (including "Stella" and "Merkury"). Alongside co-founders Wacław Gebethner, Stefan Pronaszko, and Tadeusz Gebethner, Wacław "Denhoff" Czarnocki was the co-founder of the club who also came up with its name. "Polonia" is Latin for "Poland" and is often used by Polish migrants in reference to the diaspora communities of Poles living abroad in other countries. The choice of such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Sports Investment
Media Sport Investment Limited (MSI) was a London-based international investment fund that was headed by the Iranian-born, British-educated, businessman Kia Joorabchian. It has attracted considerable attention for its partnership between 2004 and 2007 of Corinthians football club in Brazil, and for its involvement in the 'third-party' ownership of players, notably the Argentinian forward Carlos Tevez. The source of the money behind MSI was a subject of considerable speculation. Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea, was at one time rumored to own a 15% share in the group, while Joorabchian was persistently linked to the oligarch Boris Berezovsky and his associate Badri Patarkatsishvili."Corinthians receive their own benefactor" |
Kia Joorabchian
Kiavash Joorabchian () is an Iranian-born British-educated businessman largely involved in association football. In the register of directorships at Companies House in London, Joorabchian gives two nationalities, Canadian and British, born on 14 July 1971.Marcotti, Gabriele“More questions than answers about MSI” ''The Times'', 2 September 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2010 Although routinely described in the press as a football agent, Joorabchian is not a licensed agent. The involvement of unlicensed agents in transfers in the English Premier League is prohibited by the Football Association.Conn, David“Manchester City, Milan, Kaka and the Joorabchian link” ''The Guardian'', 28 January 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2010 Joorabchian does not himself claim to be an agent, saying "I think the agency business is very different". He describes his business as advising players on their rights and clubs on transfers and contracts.Castles, Duncan"Kia the fixer" ''The Guardian'', 5 October 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista () is a Brazilian professional sports club based in São Paulo, in the district of Tatuapé. Although it competes in multiple sports modalities, it is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of Brazilian football league system, Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the first division of the traditional in-state competition. Founded in 1910 by five railway workers inspired by the London-based Corinthian F.C., Corinthian Football Club, the Sport Club Corinthians Paulista traditionally plays in a white and black home kit. Their crest was first introduced in 1939 by modernist painter and former player Francisco Rebolo, featuring the São Paulo (state), São Paulo state flag in a shield, two oars, and an anchor, representing the club's early success in nautical sports. Corinthians has played their home ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Alberto De Jesus
Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus (born 11 December 1984), commonly known as just Carlos Alberto, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, but who could also play as a second striker. He was known for his technique, dribbling ability, balance on the ball and two-footedness. Career Carlos Alberto started his career with Fluminense, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 2002. He moved on to FC Porto under coach José Mourinho in January 2004. There, he won the Portuguese Championship and the UEFA Champions League, where he scored the first goal in the 3–0 win over AS Monaco in the final match. In the beginning of 2005, he moved to Corinthians who signed a partnership with MSI, where he won the Brasileirão in 2005 being one of the major players of the team. In 2006 Corinthians did poorly in all competitions and Carlos Alberto lost a lot of room in the team and after a long fight with Corinthians manager Emerson Leão, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Mascherano
Javier Alejandro Mascherano (; born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine Association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, most notably for Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, FC Barcelona, Barcelona and the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team, being heralded as one of the best defenders and midfielders of his generation. Mascherano began his career at Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, where he earned his first senior honours, the Argentine Primera División, in the 2003–04 season. He moved to Brazilian side Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians in 2005, winning the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazilian Série A that same year, and then joined West Ham United F.C., West Ham United in the Premier League; however, his brief time with the Hammers was blighted by unusual contract terms with Global Soccer Agencies. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. River's home stadium, Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires), Monumental, is the largest in South America. River had the highest average home attendance of any association football club in the world in 2023 with 84,567. With more than 350,000 members at the end of 2023, River is one of the List of sports clubs by membership, largest sports clubs by membership. River Plate is also considered one of the ''Big Five (Argentine football), Big Five'' of Football in Argentina, Argentine football, along with Club Atlético Independiente, Independiente, San Lorenzo de Almagro, San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club. Although a Multi-sports club, multi-sport club, River Plate is best known for its professional association f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Belluschi
Fernando Daniel Belluschi (, ; born 10 September 1983) is an Argentine midfielder who plays for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto. Club career Belluschi began playing professionally at Newell's Old Boys in 2002, with whom he won the 2004 Apertura Championship. He moved to River Plate in 2006 and with the departure of Marcelo Gallardo to Paris Saint-Germain following the 2006 Apertura, he was named team captain, a position he would fill for two years. He then joined Olympiacos for reported €6.5 million in early 2008. On 6 July 2009, Porto purchased Belluschi's playing rights and 50% of his economic rights for €5 million. The other 50% was owned by private investment company Rio Football Services Ltd. He signed a contract until 2013 with a release clause of €30 million. In 2012, Belluschi was sent on to Genoa under a purchasing option of €3.5 million, or €5 million if the club qualified for the UEFA Europa League. In summer 2012, Porto sold its 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucho González
Luis Óscar "Lucho" González (; born 19 January 1981) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer, currently a Manager (association football), manager. A versatile midfielder who was able to play in different positions but mainly in Midfielder#Central midfielder, the centre, he was well known for his fierce shot, passing and work rate, being affectionately known as ''El Comandante'' (the commander) due to his leadership skills. After starting with Club Atlético Huracán, Huracán and Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, he signed for FC Porto, Porto in 2005, where he played 241 games and scored 61 goals across two spells, winning ten major titles. He also played in France with Olympique de Marseille, Marseille, Al-Rayyan SC, Al-Rayyan in Qatar and Club Athletico Paranaense, Athletico Paranaense in Brazil; his 29 honours were surpassed only by Lionel Messi among his countrymen. An Argentina national football team, Argentina international on 45 occas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisandro López (footballer, Born 1983)
Lisandro López (born 2 March 1983), sometimes known as simply Lisandro, is an Argentine former professional association football, footballer. Primarily a striker (association football), striker, he was also capable of playing on the winger (association football), wings. After starting out at Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club in 2003, he spent four years each with FC Porto, Porto in Portugal and Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon in France, winning eight major titles between the two teams. He also played professionally in Qatar, Brazil and the United States, before returning to Argentina. López won seven Cap (sport), caps for the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team in four years, having made his debut in 2005. Club career Racing Club López was born in the small town of Rafael Obligado, Buenos Aires, Rafael Obligado, in Buenos Aires Province's vast agricultural interior region. He arrived at Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club at the age of 18 and, just two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano Clemente (born 8 November 1980), commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker most notably for Sevilla, São Paulo, and the Brazil national team. He is a prolific goalscorer and was ranked the second-highest-scoring Brazilian of the 21st century, according to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. Club career Early career Luís Fabiano enjoyed great success during two spells with Brazilian side São Paulo, with a disappointing period at French side Rennes sandwiched in between. His strength on the ball, accurate finishing and pace made him a vital part of the side that fell in the semi-finals of the 2004 Copa Libertadores de América. Luís Fabiano was labeled the "bad boy" of Brazilian football when playing for São Paulo after a number of brawls. During a 2003 Copa Sudamericana match for São Paulo against River Plate of Argentina, a fight between the players broke out. Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
