'If you want to know and understand how football really works, this is the book for you.' Guillem Balague 'A myth-busting and hugely entertaining look at the ever more complex machinations of the beautiful game. Essential.' Raphael Honigstein Insightful, enlightening and thought-provoking, leading Premier League lawyer Daniel Geey lifts the lid on the inner workings of modern football. What really happens inside a club on transfer deadline day? Are football agents overpaid? Which club put a clause forbidding space travel into a midfielder's contract? And which team's players can never wear red boots? Whether it is a manager being sacked, a star player transfer, billion-pound television rights negotiations or a controversial club takeover, leading football lawyer Daniel Geey has all the insight. With an accessible and thoughtful perspective, and featuring expert contributions, Done Deal explores the issues that shape the modern game, providing football fans with a fresh and authoritative look at all off-field football matters.

If you want to know and understand how football really works, this is the book for you.

Vorwort
Insightful, enlightening and thought-provoking, leading Premier League lawyer Daniel Geey lifts the lid on the inner workings of modern football.

Autorentext
Daniel Geey is one of the UK's most highly respected sports lawyers. His clients include Premier League and Champions League football clubs, agencies, rights holders and other sports companies. Named a Next Generation lawyer and 'leading light' by Legal500, Daniel is the media's go-­to man when complex legal matters need to be explained to a wider audience. He has appeared on Sky Sports, Sky News, BBC, CNN, BT Sport, Bloomberg, TV2, BBC Radio 4 and TalkSport, and contributed to the Telegraph and the Independent. He has more than 22k Twitter followers. @FootballLaw

Inhalt

Foreword by Gianluca Vialli

The Changing Game

The Football Ecosystem
Player Transfer and Contracts
Agents
Clubs
Youth Development
Managers
Footballers And Managers Behaving Badly
The Global Game
Football Broadcasting

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