Sir Alex Ferguson's scheming reckoned without super agent Pini Zahavi
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Sir Alex Ferguson is a planner. He likes it when things go according to schedule
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Sir Alex Ferguson is a planner. He likes it when things go according to schedule
OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Man United defender Rio Ferdinand hasn’t had the best start to the season. He has either been injured or he hasn’t been in his best form. Other rumours have been that one of Ferdinand’s legs is shorter than the other, which is why he has been suffering from back problems. Ferdinand’s agent has rubbished those reports today. "I can assure you there’s no truth in it...
The Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Toulouse star Moussa Sissoko is a ?20 million target for Manchester City boss Mark Hughes . The People says City have made Toulouse star Sissoko their leading target in the January transfer window and it is believed that super-agent Pini Zahavi is trying to engineer a transfer.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Rio Ferdinand has aided and abetted his own fall from grace according to his agent Pini Zahavi, who has claimed the Manchester United defender's dip in form is down to the fact he has been ignoring injury problems to continue playing.
Premiership Talk (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Rio Ferdinand’s agent Pini Zahavi has revealed to Soccernet that his client is not struggling for form but instead struggling for health. The English international has been suffering from a calf injury that has yet to heal 100%, and Rio’s club and international form has gone with it. “All the speculation about Rio’s ability is totally [...]
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
The agent of Manchester United 's Rio Ferdinand , Pini Zahavi, has blamed the 30-year-old's loss of form on a series of injuries that have unsettled the player. read more
ESPN (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Pini Zahavi - friend, mentor and agent to Rio Ferdinand - has revealed to ESPN Soccernet the real reasons behind the problems confronting the Manchester United star.
442news (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Anyone who doubted whether Arsenal would bother complaining about tapping up from Barcelona, received further evidence this morning as to why it is simply not worth it. According to The Guardian , FIFA is still investigating the allegations made against Jose Mourinho, Chelsea and Pini Zahavi over the meeting with Ashley Cole ahead of his transfer in 2006. Three years down the line, the Gnomes have...
A Cultured Left Foot (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Anyone who doubted whether Arsenal would bother complaining about tapping up from Barcelona, received further evidence this morning as to why it is simply not worth it. According to The Guardian, FIFA is still investigating the allegations made against Jose Mourinho, Chelsea and Pini Zahavi over the meeting with Ashley Cole ahead of his transfer [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
• Pini Zahavi inquiry has dragged on for three years so far • Fifa yet to rule on Israeli agent's role in Ashley Cole case Fifa is holding an "investigation" into 15 transfers involving British football clubs. If the "ongoing investigation" into Pini Zahavi's alleged involvement in an infamous tapping-up case is anything to go by, those at the centre of the inquiry have...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
• Ali Al-Faraj to acquire Sulaiman Al-Fahim's Portsmouth stake • Lawyers expected to hammer out details early this week The Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has said that there is a "deal in principle" for the sale of Portsmouth for the second time in 42 days to the Saudi Faraj brothers. Portsmouth had been taken over by Sulaiman Al-Fahim only earlier this season, but his...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 13/08/2009
Manchester City are going over the head of Everton boss David Moyes in a final effort to sign Joleon Lescott. City have brought in negotiators Kia Joorabchian and Pini Zahavi in an attempt to wield their influence on Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright and Everton's other financial ruler, American-based Robert Earl. Moyes has rejected defender Lescott's written transfer request and also turned down offers...
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 25/07/2009
Super agent: Pini Zahavi Portsmouth risk Premier League fury by signing Olympiakos midfielder Fernando Belluschi, 25, who is part-owned by agent Pini Zahavi...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 28/05/2009
• New fit-and-proper-persons rule to be used on Al-Fahim • 'Fans should know who owns their club,' says Scudamore The Premier League is preparing to use Sulaiman Al-Fahim's takeover of Portsmouth as a test case for its strengthened fit-and-proper-persons rule that is due for introduction next week. Al-Fahim, a charismatic Dubai property investor, announced on Wednesday his intention to bid...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 23/03/2009
Mark Hughes lines up some more Fantasy Football signings! Manchester City are moving for Barcelona striker Thierry Henry. The News of the World says chief executive Garry Cook has asked super-agent Pini Zahavi to do a deal to bring the Barcelona striker to Eastlands in time for next season. The pair have been ...