Third-party ownership in association football
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Third-party ownership in association football is the ownership of a player's economic rights by third-party sources, such as football agents, sports-management agencies, or other investors. Note that this differs from co-ownership in football
, in that system the player's transfer rights are shared with another club.
The involvement of investors in the 'ownership' of players is a common practice in football, particularly in Brazil and Argentina where many clubs are insolvent or financially limited. Businessmen or other investors buy shares in the economic rights of young players and often cover the costs of their training and accommodation. In return they are entitled to a percentage of a player's future transfer fee.
In October 2007 it was reported that Football's international governing body, FIFA
, was acting to ban 'third-party' ownership. Article 18 of FIFA's Rules on the Status and Transfer of Players does restrict the practice, at least as far as a third party's influence is concerned, stating that: "No club shall enter into a contract which enables any other party to that contract or any third party to acquire the ability to influence in employment and transfer related matters its independence, its policies or the performance of its teams".
and Javier Mascherano from the Brazilian club Corinthians
in August 2006. One high-ranking English official called it, "an unedifying trade in young people that rips the heart out of clubs which try to develop players".
Gordon Taylor
, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association
, said of third-party ownership: "It is like trading in human beings. And it's destabilising for outsiders to have a financial interest in players."
, himself associated with third-party ownership and the companies that invested in players, said: "In England they don't understand it at all. It's easier to buy a player who you are unsure about for £10m if you are sharing the risk with a partner. Now, if the player becomes top-drawer and is sold for £30m, then of course you may feel stupid only to own half. But if the player turns out to be merely average or a failure, if he cannot even be sold, you will say, 'Fantastic, the disaster was not only mine'. That's exactly the way it works."
The businessman Kia Joorabchian
, heavily involved in the third-party ownership of players, defended the arrangement, calling it "the South American model and a model that appears all over Europe". In his view third-party transfers are "a way of bringing outstanding players to clubs that would not be able to afford them ordinarily. So they increase the competition", further explaining: "What happens, in Brazil particularly, clubs cannot afford to buy a player. So they go to a business, a bank, a major supermarket, an individual, a person, a wealthy individual and say: 'We want Mr X. You put up 70, 80, 100 per cent of the money, let him play here.' It is a little bit like a loan deal between two clubs, except it is a loan deal between the club and a third party".
After the Premiership introduced rules against third-party ownership, lawyer Jean-Louis Dupont claimed that it was illegal.
fund, founded and headed by Kia Joorabchian
, purchased a controlling 51% of Corinthians
in a 10-year deal. In the wake of MSI's involvement a stream of new players arrived at the club, players who were engaged to play for Corinthians but whose economic rights were partly or wholly owned by the investment fund. By 2006 MSI was listing as its investments not just Corinthians itself but also the players Carlos Tévez
, Marcelo Mattos
, Gustavo Nery, Roger
, Javier Mascherano, Carlos Alberto, Sebastián Domínguez
, Marinho
, Rafael Moura
and Nilmar.
and Javier Mascherano moved to West Ham United
in the English Premier League from Brazil
ian side Corinthians
for an undisclosed fee. It subsequently emerged that Tévez's economic rights were owned by Media Sports Investments
and a second company, Just Sports Inc., while Mascherano was jointly owned by Global Soccer Agencies and Mystere Services Ltd. All four companies were represented by Kia Joorabchian
and the deal was brokered by MSI, whose president Joorabchian had been until June 2006.
Due to irregularities in the player's contracts, West Ham United were eventually fined a record £5.5 million by the Premier League. However, despite the fine, Tévez was allowed to continue playing for West Ham United. Both players remained in England after the controversy; Tévez moved to Manchester United
while Mascherano went to play for Liverpool
. Manchester United failed to agree a price with Tévez's owner and he left for city rival Manchester City
in summer 2009. Joorabchian subsequently claimed that many Premier League players and teams conceal their third-party ownership of players.
The Premier League took steps to outlaw third-party ownership in 2008.
was transferred from Porto to Manchester United. As part of that deal Porto paid the agent Jorge Mendes
a reported £4 million for his share of Anderson's registration. Mendes was said to have contributed 20% of the £3.75 million Porto paid Anderson's previous club, Gremio, to sign the midfielder in 2006.
ian player Jô
from Russia
n side CSKA Moscow to English
team Manchester City
was initially blocked by the Premier League while they investigated the third-party ownership of the player. Jô, who had played at Corinthians before moving to CSKA Moscow in 2006, was associated with Media Sports Investments
and Kia Joorabchian
.
In 2009 it was reported that the unnamed investors represented by Joorabchian were understood to own the economic rights to 60 or 70 players across Europe and South America. He was linked with Manchester City's failed bid for then A.C. Milan
midfielder Kaká
.
had secured a 50% share in the Brazilian midfielder Ramires
, then at Benfica but subject to transfer interest from across Europe, led by Chelsea
in the English Premier League. The deal was reportedly part of an agreement reached with Benfica president Luís Filipe Vieira
the previous year at the time of Ramires's
transfer to Benfica from Cruzeiro
in Brazil. A further 30% of the player's rights were reportedly owned by Joorabchian's associate Pini Zahavi
.
Ramires completed his move to Chelsea on 13 August 2010 on a four year contract for a reported fee of £17million. It is thought that Joorabchian would receive £6m of this fee.
, and investment funds bought part of the economic rights of the players, namely Bébé
, Deco
, etc. Porto, Sporting and Boavista once partner with First Portuguese
to set up a investment fund. While Benfica set up its own fund – Benfica Stars Fund
.
Apart of football agent company and bank fund, José Bosingwa
was once shared by Porto and International Foot, while Manuel Fernandes was partly owned by Global Sports Agency. Porto also sold 37.5% economic rights of João Moutinho
to Mamers BV. After acquired 75% economic rights of Walter
, Porto re-sold 25% economic rights to Pearl Design Holding Ltd. for €2,125,000. Aly Cissokho
's 10% rights was once held by "Onsoccer – International Gestão e Marketing, S.A.", an agent until he was sold to Lyon.
owned Brazilian Gustavo
and 50% of Mozambican Mexer
. It also acquired rights of Diego and Lenny
from Fluminense
in January 2008. In 2009, it acquired all the rights of Alan Douglas, 50% of Maicon
, Dalton
, Raphael Augusto; 30% of Sandro
, Bob
; 25% of João Paulo
, Brayan and Matheus Carvalho
; 20% of Tartá
. It owned 25% shares on Hernanes
until he transferred to Lazio
. FC Barcelona
bought Keirrison and Henrique
from Palmeiras
, but on its annual report, it shown the payment were transferred to Desportivo Brasil Participaçoes Ltda, the subsidiary of Traffic Group.
Turbo Sports owned Colombian Pablo Armero 80% right until he went to Udinese and Andre Santos.
From December 2010 to January 2011, TEISA bought 5% and 20% rights of Neymar and Elano respectively.
DIS Esporte
also an active investor.
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Uruguay
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
, in that system the player's transfer rights are shared with another club.
The involvement of investors in the 'ownership' of players is a common practice in football, particularly in Brazil and Argentina where many clubs are insolvent or financially limited. Businessmen or other investors buy shares in the economic rights of young players and often cover the costs of their training and accommodation. In return they are entitled to a percentage of a player's future transfer fee.
Regulations
At its AGM in June 2008 the English Premier League drafted new rules L34 and L35 to outlaw any type of third party ownership of players from the beginning of the 2008-9 season. The league's rule U18 had previously stated that the third parties were not permitted to "materially influence" a club's "policies or the performances of its teams".In October 2007 it was reported that Football's international governing body, FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
, was acting to ban 'third-party' ownership. Article 18 of FIFA's Rules on the Status and Transfer of Players does restrict the practice, at least as far as a third party's influence is concerned, stating that: "No club shall enter into a contract which enables any other party to that contract or any third party to acquire the ability to influence in employment and transfer related matters its independence, its policies or the performance of its teams".
Criticism
Third-party ownership became highly controversial in English football after the arrival at West Ham United of Carlos TévezCarlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
and Javier Mascherano from the Brazilian club Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
in August 2006. One high-ranking English official called it, "an unedifying trade in young people that rips the heart out of clubs which try to develop players".
Gordon Taylor
Gordon Taylor
Gordon Edward Taylor was a Canadian politician, businessman and teacher.-Provincial political career:He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1940 provincial election representing Drumheller for Social Credit and continued to sit in the legislature for 39 years...
, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association
Professional Footballers' Association
The Professional Footballers' Association is the trade union for professional footballers in England and Wales. The world's oldest professional sport trade union, it has 4,000 members....
, said of third-party ownership: "It is like trading in human beings. And it's destabilising for outsiders to have a financial interest in players."
Defence
Defenders of the practice said that it constitutes a way of sharing the burden of investment in a player. The 'super agent' Pini ZahaviPini Zahavi
Pinhas "Pini" Zahavi is a football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive and controversial transfer episodes of recent times....
, himself associated with third-party ownership and the companies that invested in players, said: "In England they don't understand it at all. It's easier to buy a player who you are unsure about for £10m if you are sharing the risk with a partner. Now, if the player becomes top-drawer and is sold for £30m, then of course you may feel stupid only to own half. But if the player turns out to be merely average or a failure, if he cannot even be sold, you will say, 'Fantastic, the disaster was not only mine'. That's exactly the way it works."
The businessman Kia Joorabchian
Kia Joorabchian
Kiavash "Kia" Joorabchian is an Iranian-born British-educated businessman largely involved in association football.In the register of directorships at Companies House in London Joorabchain gives two nationalities, Canadian and British, as well as two names, Kia Joorabchian and Kia Kavash, and two...
, heavily involved in the third-party ownership of players, defended the arrangement, calling it "the South American model and a model that appears all over Europe". In his view third-party transfers are "a way of bringing outstanding players to clubs that would not be able to afford them ordinarily. So they increase the competition", further explaining: "What happens, in Brazil particularly, clubs cannot afford to buy a player. So they go to a business, a bank, a major supermarket, an individual, a person, a wealthy individual and say: 'We want Mr X. You put up 70, 80, 100 per cent of the money, let him play here.' It is a little bit like a loan deal between two clubs, except it is a loan deal between the club and a third party".
After the Premiership introduced rules against third-party ownership, lawyer Jean-Louis Dupont claimed that it was illegal.
Corinthians
In 2004 the Media Sports InvestmentsMedia Sports Investments
Media Sports Investments is a London-based international investment fund that until June 2006 was headed by the Iranian-born, British-educated, businessman Kia Joorabchian...
fund, founded and headed by Kia Joorabchian
Kia Joorabchian
Kiavash "Kia" Joorabchian is an Iranian-born British-educated businessman largely involved in association football.In the register of directorships at Companies House in London Joorabchain gives two nationalities, Canadian and British, as well as two names, Kia Joorabchian and Kia Kavash, and two...
, purchased a controlling 51% of Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
in a 10-year deal. In the wake of MSI's involvement a stream of new players arrived at the club, players who were engaged to play for Corinthians but whose economic rights were partly or wholly owned by the investment fund. By 2006 MSI was listing as its investments not just Corinthians itself but also the players Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
, Marcelo Mattos
Marcelo Mattos
Marcelo de Mattos Terra or simply Marcelo Mattos is a Brazilian football defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Botafogo....
, Gustavo Nery, Roger
Roger Galera Flores
Roger Galera Flores or simply Roger , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Cruzeiro.-Career:...
, Javier Mascherano, Carlos Alberto, Sebastián Domínguez
Sebastián Domínguez
Sebastián Enrique Domínguez is an Argentine football centre back who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Marinho
Marinho
Marinho may refer to:*Marinho PeresSurname*Carlos Henrique Carneiro Marinho*David Luiz Moreira Marinho*Francisco das Chagas Marinho*Jair Marinho de Oliveira*Marcelo dos Santos Marinho*Manuel Marinho Alves*Roberto Marinho...
, Rafael Moura
Rafael Moura
Rafael Martiniano de Miranda Moura or simply Rafael Moura is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense.Is called of He Man by the fans, for the resemblance to the hero.-Career:...
and Nilmar.
Carlos Tévez and Javier Mascherano
On 31 August 2006 Carlos TévezCarlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
and Javier Mascherano moved to West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
in the English Premier League from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian side Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
for an undisclosed fee. It subsequently emerged that Tévez's economic rights were owned by Media Sports Investments
Media Sports Investments
Media Sports Investments is a London-based international investment fund that until June 2006 was headed by the Iranian-born, British-educated, businessman Kia Joorabchian...
and a second company, Just Sports Inc., while Mascherano was jointly owned by Global Soccer Agencies and Mystere Services Ltd. All four companies were represented by Kia Joorabchian
Kia Joorabchian
Kiavash "Kia" Joorabchian is an Iranian-born British-educated businessman largely involved in association football.In the register of directorships at Companies House in London Joorabchain gives two nationalities, Canadian and British, as well as two names, Kia Joorabchian and Kia Kavash, and two...
and the deal was brokered by MSI, whose president Joorabchian had been until June 2006.
Due to irregularities in the player's contracts, West Ham United were eventually fined a record £5.5 million by the Premier League. However, despite the fine, Tévez was allowed to continue playing for West Ham United. Both players remained in England after the controversy; Tévez moved to Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
while Mascherano went to play for Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. Manchester United failed to agree a price with Tévez's owner and he left for city rival Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
in summer 2009. Joorabchian subsequently claimed that many Premier League players and teams conceal their third-party ownership of players.
The Premier League took steps to outlaw third-party ownership in 2008.
Anderson
In 2007 the Brazilian footballer AndersonAnderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira
Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira , best known as Anderson, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the Brazil national team....
was transferred from Porto to Manchester United. As part of that deal Porto paid the agent Jorge Mendes
Jorge Mendes
Jorge Paulo Agostinho Mendes is a Portuguese football agent. He is registered with the football association of Portugal and heads the GestiFute company, founded in 1996...
a reported £4 million for his share of Anderson's registration. Mendes was said to have contributed 20% of the £3.75 million Porto paid Anderson's previous club, Gremio, to sign the midfielder in 2006.
Jô
In June 2008, the transfer of BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian player Jô
Jo
JO, Jo or jo may refer to:*Jō, a ~4-foot-long wooden staff used in some Japanese martial arts*Cho , , also spelled Jo, a common Korean family name*Jo , a 1971 French comedy...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n side CSKA Moscow to English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
team Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
was initially blocked by the Premier League while they investigated the third-party ownership of the player. Jô, who had played at Corinthians before moving to CSKA Moscow in 2006, was associated with Media Sports Investments
Media Sports Investments
Media Sports Investments is a London-based international investment fund that until June 2006 was headed by the Iranian-born, British-educated, businessman Kia Joorabchian...
and Kia Joorabchian
Kia Joorabchian
Kiavash "Kia" Joorabchian is an Iranian-born British-educated businessman largely involved in association football.In the register of directorships at Companies House in London Joorabchain gives two nationalities, Canadian and British, as well as two names, Kia Joorabchian and Kia Kavash, and two...
.
In 2009 it was reported that the unnamed investors represented by Joorabchian were understood to own the economic rights to 60 or 70 players across Europe and South America. He was linked with Manchester City's failed bid for then A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
midfielder Kaká
Kaká
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite , commonly known as Kaká , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club...
.
Ramires
In June 2010 it was reported that Kia JoorabchianKia Joorabchian
Kiavash "Kia" Joorabchian is an Iranian-born British-educated businessman largely involved in association football.In the register of directorships at Companies House in London Joorabchain gives two nationalities, Canadian and British, as well as two names, Kia Joorabchian and Kia Kavash, and two...
had secured a 50% share in the Brazilian midfielder Ramires
Ramires
Ramires Santos do Nascimento , commonly Ramires and Rambo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea and the Brazilian national side. In 2008, he won a Bronze medal in the XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
, then at Benfica but subject to transfer interest from across Europe, led by Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
in the English Premier League. The deal was reportedly part of an agreement reached with Benfica president Luís Filipe Vieira
Luís Filipe Vieira
Luís Filipe Vieira Ferreira , also known as "LFV" in Portugal, is a Portuguese businessman who is currently the chairman of Portuguese sports club Benfica...
the previous year at the time of Ramires's
Ramires
Ramires Santos do Nascimento , commonly Ramires and Rambo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea and the Brazilian national side. In 2008, he won a Bronze medal in the XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
transfer to Benfica from Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
in Brazil. A further 30% of the player's rights were reportedly owned by Joorabchian's associate Pini Zahavi
Pini Zahavi
Pinhas "Pini" Zahavi is a football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive and controversial transfer episodes of recent times....
.
Ramires completed his move to Chelsea on 13 August 2010 on a four year contract for a reported fee of £17million. It is thought that Joorabchian would receive £6m of this fee.
Portugal
As third parties ownership is allowed in Portugal, agent company GestiFuteGestiFute
GestiFute full name Gestão de Carreiras de Profissionais Desportivos S.A. is a Portuguese company. It provides agent services for footballers...
, and investment funds bought part of the economic rights of the players, namely Bébé
Bébé
Bébé is a 2008 French comedy film written and directed by Clément Michel and starring Clément Michel, Marie Denarnaud, Olivier Clastre and Audrey Fleurot....
, Deco
Deco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
, etc. Porto, Sporting and Boavista once partner with First Portuguese
First Portuguese Football Players Fund
First Portuguese Football Players Fund was a investment fund dedicated for football. Unlike Serie A and Premier League, third-party ownership is allowed in Portugal. Clubs sold part of the economic rights of their current players to the fund for cash to re-invest on new signing. Clubs also...
to set up a investment fund. While Benfica set up its own fund – Benfica Stars Fund
Benfica Stars Fund
Benfica Stars Fund is a football investment fund. It was set up by "ESAF – Espírito Santo Fundos de Investimento Mobiliário S.A." in 2009. At first the fund had 8,000,000 unit with €5 each.-History:...
.
Apart of football agent company and bank fund, José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa da Silva , known as Bosingwa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, as a right defender.-Early years:...
was once shared by Porto and International Foot, while Manuel Fernandes was partly owned by Global Sports Agency. Porto also sold 37.5% economic rights of João Moutinho
João Moutinho
João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Porto, also being a Portuguese international.Mainly a central midfielder, he can also operate as a holding or attacking midfielder, and on either flank.-Sporting:...
to Mamers BV. After acquired 75% economic rights of Walter
Walter Henrique da Silva
Walter Henrique da Silva , simply Walter, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in Portugal, as a striker.-Early career:...
, Porto re-sold 25% economic rights to Pearl Design Holding Ltd. for €2,125,000. Aly Cissokho
Aly Cissokho
Aly Cissokho is a French football player of Senegalese descent who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1. He plays as a left back and has been described as a "sprightly left-back with good speed and stamina"....
's 10% rights was once held by "Onsoccer – International Gestão e Marketing, S.A.", an agent until he was sold to Lyon.
South America and rest of the world
Traffic GroupTraffic Group
Traffic Group is a sports event management company founded in Brazil, headquartered in São Paulo.-History:Traffic Group holds the television rights to a number of association football matches in the Americas including Copa América, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, South American Under-17...
owned Brazilian Gustavo
Gustavo Franchin Schiavolin
Gustavo Franchin Schiavolin or simply Gustavo , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo, on loan from Desportivo Brasil.-Biography:...
and 50% of Mozambican Mexer
Mexer
Edson André Sitoe, aka Mexer , is a Mozambican footballer who plays for S.C. Olhanense on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal, as a central defender.-Club career:...
. It also acquired rights of Diego and Lenny
Lenny Fernandes Coelho
Lenny Fernandes Coelho or simply Lenny , is a Brazilian striker.-Biography:Lenny left Fluminense in January 2008, which the club made a profit of R$ 1,500 thousand...
from Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
in January 2008. In 2009, it acquired all the rights of Alan Douglas, 50% of Maicon
Maicon Marques Bitencourt
Maicon Marques Bitencourt , commonly known simply as Maicon, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Career:...
, Dalton
Dalton Moreira Neto
Dalton Moreira Neto, usually known as Dalton , is a Brazilian football defender. He currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Série A.-Contract:...
, Raphael Augusto; 30% of Sandro
Sandro Silva de Souza
Sandro Silva de Souza or simply Sandro , is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Figueirense Futebol Clube.-External links:...
, Bob
Fernando Paixão da Silva
Fernando Paixão da Silva, known as Fernando Silva or Bob , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. Since 2005, he has played for Fluminense.-Honours:*Campeonato Brasileiro: 2010-External links:*...
; 25% of João Paulo
João Paulo Purcino de Almeida
João Paulo Purcino de Almeida, João Paulo is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ponte Preta on loan from Fluminense.-References:...
, Brayan and Matheus Carvalho
Matheus Thiago de Carvalho
Matheus Thiago de Carvalho, Matheus Carvalho , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Fluminense.- External links :* Player profile-References:...
; 20% of Tartá
Vinícius Silva Soares
Vinícius Silva Soares, Tartá is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Kashima Antlers on loan from Fluminense.-References:...
. It owned 25% shares on Hernanes
Hernanes
Anderson Hernanes de Carvalho Andrade Lima , commonly known as Hernanes is a Brazilian midfielder who currently plays for Lazio.Hernanes can be used as a playmaker in the centre attacking midfield role...
until he transferred to Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
. FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
bought Keirrison and Henrique
Henrique Adriano Buss
Henrique Adriano Buss , more commonly known as Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras on loan from FC Barcelona as a central defender and for the Brazil national team, having been capped once during early 2008....
from Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
, but on its annual report, it shown the payment were transferred to Desportivo Brasil Participaçoes Ltda, the subsidiary of Traffic Group.
Turbo Sports owned Colombian Pablo Armero 80% right until he went to Udinese and Andre Santos.
From December 2010 to January 2011, TEISA bought 5% and 20% rights of Neymar and Elano respectively.
DIS Esporte
DIS Esporte
D.I.S. Esporte e Organização de Eventos LTDA. is a private football investment fund. It was set up by Rio Grande do Sul native Delcir Sonda and Idi Sonda. They operate one of the notable São Paulo state supermarket chain ....
also an active investor.
Others
Argentina- Mario Bolatti
- Fernando BelluschiFernando BelluschiFernando Daniel Belluschi is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for FC Porto in the Portuguese first division.- Career :...
- Luciano FigueroaLuciano FigueroaLuciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera is an Argentine association football player who currently plays as a striker for Rosario Central.-Club career:...
- Lisandro LópezLisandro LópezLisandro López , sometimes known as Lisandro, is an Argentine footballer who plays for Olympique Lyonnais in France.Primarily a striker, he is also capable of playing on the wings....
& Lucho González: Porto with Global Soccer Agencies. - Marco TorsiglieriMarco TorsiglieriMarco Natanel Torsiglieri is an Argentine football center-back or left-back currently playing for FC Metalist Kharkiv.- Career :...
with Fundo CAIC LLC
Brazil
- Luís FabianoLuís FabianoLuís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...
(Porto and Global Soccer Investments) - Felipe
- Marcos Aurélio (Marcos Aurélio de Oliveira Lima)Marcos Aurélio de Oliveira LimaMarcos Aurélio de Oliveira Lima or simply Marcos Aurélio , is a Brazilian striker, who plays for Coritiba.- Career :In 2008 Aurélio played for Shimizu S-Pulse after moving from Santos...
(Energy Empreend e Participações) - Geílson (with Bertolucci Assessoria)
- Felipe Mattioni and Zé Eduardo (José Eduardo de Araújo)José Eduardo de AraújoJosé Eduardo de Araújo or simply Zé Eduardo , is a Brazilian footballer defensive midfielder, currently playing for Parma...
Through a company registered as a "football club" - FilipeFilipe Luís KasmirskiFilipe Luís Kasmirski, known as Filipe Luís , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga....
, Hulk, Thiago RibeiroThiago RibeiroThiago Ribeiro full name Thiago Ribeiro Cardoso is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cagliari.-Biography:Born in Pontes Gestal, São Paulo state, Thiago started his career at Rio Branco . He was loaned to Ligue 1 side Bordeaux for 2004–05 season, along with Adonis Soares Pavani. On 1 August...
, Rodrigo Tiuí, WarleyWarley Silva dos SantosWarley Silva dos Santos is a Brazilian footballer. Warley spent most of his career at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A but an unsuccessful career in Italy.-Biography:...
and WalterWalter Henrique da SilvaWalter Henrique da Silva , simply Walter, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in Portugal, as a striker.-Early career:...
: Through Rentistas, a Uruguayan low division club - Kerlon
- Zé Roberto His agent Juan FigerJuan FigerJuan Figer Svirski is an Uruguayan-Brazilian football agent. His organisation, MJF Publicidade e Promoções S/C Ltda, represent, amongst others, Brazilian footballers Robinho, Júlio Baptista, Alex, Zé Roberto, and Europeans Luís Figo and Marcos Senna...
holds the right - AmauriAmauriAmauri Carvalho de Oliveira , better known as Amauri, is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus.-Early career:...
(8% hold by agent) - Leonardo (Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo)Leonardo de Jesus GeraldoLeonardo de Jesus Geraldo known as Leonardo or just Léo is a Brazilian footballer, usually playing as a wing-back. He currently plays for PAOK F.C. in Greek Super League.-Portuguesa:...
Chile
- Claudio Maldonado (Through Rentistas)
Colombia
- Radamel FalcaoRadamel FalcaoRadamel Falcao García Zárate , commonly known simply as Falcao, is a Colombian football striker who currently plays for Atlético Madrid....
Uruguay
- Cristian RodríguezCristian RodriguezCristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in Portugal, mainly as a left winger....
(Through "Play International B.V.")