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Abramovich, Roman 2–3, 4, 7, Agüero, Sergio 17–18 18, 55, 58, 130, 198 Aguilar, José María 114–15, 116 Berezovsky’s case against Ajax 6, 38, 101, 131, 170, 173 63–4, 65 Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour bin Kenyon poached by 46 Zayed 2–3, 4, 72 Neymar sought by 144, 147 Almunia, Joaquín 19 AC Milan 36 Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro, Luis Adidas 44, 132 145, 146–7, 154 agents 3, 26, 56–7, 88–90, 97, Ángel, Juan Pablo 57 136 104, 111–12, 113, Argentina 114 116–17, 123–8, 195 Brazil 197COPYRIGHTEDArif, MATERIAL Tevfik 166 Netherlands 171–2 Arribas, Gustavo 56–7, 100, 128 Neymar 141, 142, 145, 148 Arsenal 153, 173 Transfer Matching System 110 Arsenal de Sarandí 116 see also Figer; Mendes; Zahavi AS Roma 28, 101, 127, 172

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Aston Villa 57 89–90 18, 19 Beckham, David 12, 44, 146, 157 Atlética Sud América 111–12 Beira-Mar 74–5, 166 Atlético 5, 11–21, 39, Belgium 76, 192–4, 196 44–50, 52, 81–8, 139–40, Bell, Alasdair 22 171 Benfica 77, 129, 163, 165, 190 Champions League finals Berardo, José Manuel Rodrigues 86–7, 164, 199–200, 203–5 165 Chinese children’s skills Berezovsky, Boris 58–60, 61, program 158–60 63–5 Costa signing 91 Besiktas 133 Tebas’ case for investors 179 Birch, Trevor 57–8 television revenue 182 Blatter, Sepp 8, 32, 38, 114–17, UEFA reform proposals 133 119, 177–8, 180–1, 183, Vicente Calderón Stadium 43 201–2 Atlético Paranaense 37 Boavista 128, 130 Boca Juniors 61, 104, 105, 123–8 Bale, Gareth 50–1, 86, 97, 99, Bolton Wanderers 131 103, 104, 172, 198 Boras, Scott 97 Bankia 5 Bosman, Jean-Marc 133–4, 179 banks 21, 45–6, 140, 164–5, 168 Bottinelli, Jonathan 114 Barcelona 81, 84–5, 101, 124, Branchini, Giovanni 148 129, 140–1 Brazil 25–39, 55, 69–70, 95–100, Neymar 146, 149, 153–8, 203 102–3, 141–8, 157, 185, television deals 139 195, 197–8 Barnett, Jonathan 57, 97–8, 105, “bridge” transfers 102, 112, 195 166 British Virgin Islands 4, 21, 50, Bates, Ken 58 51, 60, 70–1, 166, 172, Bayer Leverkusen 28, 30, 32 191 Bayern Munich 96, 135, 146, Brown, Terry 49–50, 56, 62 148, 149 Burgos, Germán 140 bearer share companies 75–6, 78 Burnley 173, 182 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 215

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Caine, Malcolm 97–102, 104, Club Atlético Rentistas 28, 37, 105 38, 96–7 Calleri, Jonathan 104, 105 Cohen, Avi 56 Cameron, David 78 Collins, Damian 71–2 Capello, Fabio 30 Companies House 4 Cardenal, Miguel 14 Condon, Tom 97 Cardoso, Fernando Hernando 30 Conn, David 52 Carlos, Roberto 30, 35, 36 Coolmore Stud syndicate 49, 52 Caro, Pedro 50 Corinthians 35, 36, 61–2, 63, 96 Carvalho, Bruno 164–5, 167–70 corruption 184, 185, 191–2, 195 Casagrande, Walter 96 Costa, Diego 82, 84, 85, 87, Cases, Jordi 155–6, 157 90–1, 164 cash flow 3, 17, 28, 45, 52 Courtois, Thibaut 84, 86 Celta de Vigo 14 Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Central Español 28, 30 46–8, 50, 82, 135–6, 164 Cerezo, Enrique 21 Cruzeiro 26, 35, 73 Champions League 4, 73, 83, 173–4 Da , Walter 2, 70, 71, 73 Atlético Madrid/Real Madrid Da Silva, Willian José 99–100, final 86–7, 199–200, 203–5 102–4, 105 Barcelona 153 Dalian Wanda Group 158, 160 Platini’sinfluence 135 De Sousa, Givanildo Vieira prize money 17, 20, 48 () 1–2, 96–7 Rangers 13 debt 164–5, 179, 203–4 UEFA reform proposals 133 Atlético Madrid 13, 14, 15, Chelsea 57–8, 84, 87, 130, 198 17, 18, 46 Abramovich 3, 18, 55, 63 FC Twente 171, 174 Costa 91 Patarkatsishvili 65 Kenyon 46 Defour, Steven 76 Neymar 144–5, 147–8, 149 Delmenico, Maurizio 75–7, 78 China 140, 158–60 Deportivo La Coruna 35, 38, 50, Cittá di Palermo 37–8 89–90 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 216

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Deportivo Maldonado 98–9, FC Porto 1–2, 4, 61, 70–4, 76–7, 100–2, 104, 105, 128 86, 96–7, 129–30, 133, 196 Desportivo Brasil 186, 189–90, FC Twente 133, 170–4 192 Ferguson, Alex 49, 88–9, 90, Desportivo de Chaves 77 153, 190 Dida 36 Fernandes, João Mário Nunes 77 D’Onofrio, Luciano 75–7 Feyenoord 34, 170–1 D’Orey, Duarte 128–30 FIFA (Fédération Internationale Doyen Sports 82, 167–70, de Football Association) 2, 171–2, 182, 196 22, 29, 32, 105, 109–19 144 arrests of executives 183–4, Duxbury, Scott 59 201 ban on investors 177–83, 195, Echegaray, Richard 113, 114, 196, 203 117, 119 CAA investment fund 136 economic crisis 4–5, 12, 13, 20, Platini’s downfall 201–2 39, 69, 114, 127, 130, transfer rules 4, 7, 28, 101, 198 112–13, 142, 197 Emenalo, Michael 147–8 FIFPro 178, 179–80, 182 Espírito Santo, Nuno 89, 90 Figer, Juan 25–30, 32, 36, 37–9, Espírito Santo, Ricardo 165 71, 73, 95–7, 111, 195–6, Estoril Praia 186, 190–1, 192, 197 196 Figo, Luís 44, 129 Europa League 13, 17–18, 19, Filipe Luís 38–9, 139–40 132, 173–4, 191 Financial Fair Play rules 19, 22, Everton 51 203 First Portuguese Group 128–9 Fabiano, Luís 71, 100 Flamengo 26, 27, 33 Fàbregas, Cesc 48 Flores, Enrique Sanchez 17 Falcão, Radamel 1–2, 18, 82, Fluminense 27, 73 172 172 FC Locarno 114 For Gool Co. 71, 195–6 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 217

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Forlán, Diego 17, 38 Goiás 73 Forlán, Pablo 25 Gold, David 51, 52 France 123, 133 Gonzales, Raul 47 Fulham 17, 51 Grant, Hugh 17 Gregorio, Walter de 113, 184 Galatasaray 3, 17 Grondona, Humberto 118–19 Garcia, Rodrigo 28–9 Grondona, Julio 115–17, 178, Garcia, 117 180–1, 184 Gazidis, Ivan 178, 179, 180, 189 Germany 123 Havelange, João 32, 38 Gestifute International 47, 164 Hawilla, José 185–6, 190–2 Getafe 50 HAZ agency 56–7, 100 Gil, Jesús 12, 15–16, 43, 86 Hernández, 139, 153, Gil, Miguel Ángel 12, 16–17, 43, 159–60 81–8, 139–40 Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst CAA deal 47–8 35 Champions League final Hicks, Tom 35 199–200, 203–5 Hidalgo, Fernando 56–7 Chinese children’s skills Higuaín, Gonzalo 114–15, 198 program 158–60 Hubner, Ramon 32 Costa signing 91 court case against 20–1 India 140, 159 financial difficulties 39, 45–6 Infantino, Gianni 7–8, 19–20, Girona 118–19 71, 87, 182–3, 200, 202–3 Glasgow Rangers 13 Iniesta, Andrés 139, 153, Glazer, Malcolm 18, 49 159–60 Globo network 35–6 insolvency 48, 65 Goddard, Mark 3–4, 109–13, Inter Milan 30, 35 119, 172, 196–7 Investec 48–9, 50, 51 Godin, Diego 82–3, 85 investors 1–2, 4–8, 20, 21, 69, Godinho Lopes, Luís 163, 164, 123, 189 167 Boca Juniors 126–7 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 218

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investors (Continued) 5, 17, 48, 81, 85, 105, Brazil 28, 29, 30, 32–3, 38 139 CAA 46–8, 50, 82, 135–6, Lalanda de Castro, Paulo 69–70, 164 73 Doyen 82, 167–70, 171–2, Lamela, Erik 172 182, 196 Laminco International FIFA ban on 177–83, 195, Corporation 29, 38, 39, 95, 196, 203 97 Hawilla 186 Lanza du Trabia, Raimondo Netherlands 171–2 37–8 Neymar 144 Las Palmas 105 Portugal 69–70 Lendoiro, Augusto 89–90 Ranson 130–2 Lewis, Joe 49 Russian oligarchs 58–65 Li, Eduardo 178, 183, 184 Tabor 50–2 Liverpool 18, 35, 56, 62, 101 Zahavi 56–8 loopholes 112, 117, 119 see also offshore companies Lopez, Ricardo 88 Italy 37–8, 96 Lorenz, Daniel 178 Lösch, Jochen 5, 184–6, 189–90, Joorabchian, Kia 60–1 192 Jorquera, Francisco 15 Lucas, Nelio 165–70, 196 José João 33–4 Juventus 101, 198 Macri, Mauricio 124–8 Manchester City 1, 3, 18, 64, 72, Kaká 132 104–5, 130 Kasmirski, Filipe Luís 38–9, Manchester United 1, 49, 88–9, 139–40 104, 192 Kenyon, Peter 46–8, 50, 82, autonomy 135 135–6, 164, 168 Champions League final 153 kickbacks 16, 184 Forlán 38 KNVB 171–4 Glazer 18 Köksal, Ebru 3 Pogba 198 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 219

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Rojo 169–70 Munsterman, Joop 170–1, 172 Ronaldo 45, 90, 129, 136 Murphy, Richard 4 shares sold by 31 Tevez 64 Napoli 198 Traffic’s agreement with Narsingh, Luciano 6, 131 189–90 Netherlands 160, 170–4 Mangala, Eliaquim 76 Newcastle United 127, 129, 130, Maradona, Diego 116, 124, 190 125–6, 127–8 Neymar 7, 141–9, 153–8, 190, Martegani, Enrique Andres 198, 203 37–8 Ñiguez, Saúl 47–8 Martorelli, Rinaldo 180 Nike 37, 82, 83, 146, 185 Mascardi, Gustavo 57 Mascherano, Javier 8, 56, 58–9, Octapharma 69–70, 73 60, 61, 62 Odems, Martijn 172 McKnight, David 50 offshore companies 4, 8, 20, Media Sports Investments (MSI) 70–1, 98, 202 61 Brazil 29, 34 Medici, Emilio 26, 30 HAZ agency 57 Mendes, Jorge 47, 87–90, 97, Tevez affair 59, 60, 64 130, 132, 136, 163–4 Vibrac Corporation 51, 52 , Lionel 85, 101, 139, 140, see also investors; tax havens 153, 181 Olympiacos 191 Miami FC 186 Otamendi, Nicolás 1 Miranda, Eurico 31, 35 Monaco 18, 82, 87, 123, 130 Palermo, Martin 126, 127 Morris, Kimberly 111 Palmeiras 34–5 Motherwell 117–18 Pan-American Sports Network Motta, Marcos 141, 145, 147–9 35 Mourinho, Jose 46, 47, 130, 148, Panama 4, 29, 34, 39, 97 153 Paris Saint Germain 123 Moyes, David 104 Parmalat 34–5 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 220

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Patarkatsishvili, Javier 58–65 R2 Asset Management 123, Pearl Design Holding Ltd. 70–1 131 Pelé 25–6, 27–8, 30–2, 55, 140, Rangers de Talca 117 141, 143, 144, 168, 190, 198 Ranson, Ray 123, 130–2 Pellerano, Cristian 116 Reading 51–2 Peñarol 25, 96, 145 Real Madrid 5, 28, 29–30, 43–6, Pereira, Danilo 196 47, 81, 83, 103 Pérez, Florentino 12, 43–4, 51, Atlético Madrid compared 87, 146–7, 200 with 11–12, 14 Pini, Ricardo and Sebastian autonomy 135 117–19 Bale 50–1, 97, 99, 172, 198 Pinto da Costa, Jorge Nuno Champions League finals 95–6 86–7, 199–200, 203–5 Piqué, Gerard 48 Higuaín 115 Platini, Michel 8, 18–20, 21–2, Kaká 132 87, 119, 132–6, 178, 180, Kasmirski 38–9 181, 200–3 Neymar 141, 146–7, 149, Pogba, Paul 198 153, 154 Portimonense 195–6 Ronaldo 45, 134 Portsmouth 48 television deals 139 Portugal 69–78, 89–91, 96, 104–5 128–30, 160, 163–70, 173, Real Zaragoza 103 190–1 Redknapp, Harry 49–50 Portuguesa 30 Resurrección, Jorge 82 8, 48, 51–2, Ribeiro, Wagner 141–2, 145, 55–60, 62, 64, 123, 182, 198 148 PSV Eindhoven 6, 131, 170–1 Richards, David 52 Purdon, Jane 59 35 Putin, Vladimir 58–9 River Plate 57, 61, 114–15, 124, 126, 127, 172 Quality Football Ireland 47 Robi Plus 75–7, 78 Quaresma, Ricardo 129 Rodriguez, James 7, 87 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 221

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Rojo, Marcos 169–70 Saúl 47–8 141, 154 scandals 16 Ronaldo (Luis Nazário de Lima) Schelotto, Guillermo Barros 26, 33, 36–7, 192 126 Ronaldo, Cristiano 7, 45, 103, Scotland 13, 117–18 139, 140, 153, 163 Scudamore, Richard 52, 55–7, CAA 46 59–60, 62, 64, 69, 123, 173, Champions League finals 86, 179 205 secrecy 5 Gestifute 47 Seraing 196 Manchester United 90, 129, Sevilla 14, 71, 182, 191 136 Shakhtar Donetsk 191 record transfer fee 51, 83, 134 Shear, Graham 50, 98 World Player of the Year Sheffield United 62, 64 award 113 Silva, David 48 Rosell, Sandro 153, 154–6, 157, Silva dos Santos, Warley 37 203 Simeone, Diego 81–3, 86–7, Royal Mouscron 193–5, 196 139–40 Rulli, Gerónimo 104–5 Smith, Paul 131 Soares, Rui Pedro 74, Samuel, Walter 126, 127 75 Sanchez, Carlos 117 , José 7, 69, 73, 74 Sanchez, Jose Ángel 44 Solano, Nolberto 126, 127 sanctions 111–12 Sonda, Delcir 142–4, 146, 148, Sandro, Alex 100 157 Santiago, Leonardo 34 Southampton 51, 169 Santos 26, 102, 141–6, 154, 156, Spain 11–21, 39, 43–52, 81–91, 190, 198 153–60, 173 Santos Silva, Carlos 74, 75 see also La Liga Sanz, Lorenzo 29–30, 44 sponsorship 29, 44, 81, 139, 146, São Paulo 25, 71, 99–100, 155, 185 102–3 Sporting Braga 90–1 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 222

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Sporting Clube de Portugal awards to players 142 (Sporting Lisbon) 90, Bale 51, 172 128–30, 133, 135–6, 163, Brazil 28–9, 31–2, 36, 37–8, 39 164–70, 191 Neymar 148–9, 154, 156, 157 St. Mirren 117–18 UEFA reform proposals 133–5 Standard Liège 75, 76 Uruguay 101 Stoke City 72 Transfer Matching System 110, Suárez, Luis 87, 101 112 Sullivan, David 51, 52 Trump, Donald 166 Szymanski, Stefan 135 Turan, Arda 17, 83

Tabor, Michael 49–52, 98 Udinese 37 Tamince, Fettah 166 UEFA (Union of European Tavares, Yohan 75 Football Associations) 7, 17, tax 13–15, 18, 101, 156–7, 164, 18–20, 71, 72, 178 195 ban on investors 181–3 tax avoidance 77–8, 117 Champions League final tax evasion 114 199–200 tax havens 22, 116–17 Financial Fair Play rules 19, see also offshore companies 22, 203 Tebas, Javier 52, 178, 180, 181, transfer market reforms 133–5 182 UK corporate rules 76, 78 Teixeira, Luciano 77 United Kingdom 1–2, 4, 70–2, television 2, 35–6, 51, 139, 182 75, 76, 77–8, 195 Tevez, Carlos 8, 56, 58–62, see also Premier League 64–5, 105, 123 Uram, Eduardo 32–3, 197–8 Thompson, Geoff 177–9 Uruguay 28, 30, 37–8, 95, Tombense 197–8 98–102, 104, 105, 111–12, Tottenham Hotspur 48, 49, 130, 195 171, 172, 196 Traffic 185–6, 189–90, 192 Valcke, Jérôme 181 transfer fees 2, 3, 6, 198 Valencia 81, 158, 182 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 223

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Van Laan, Aldo 171, 172 Wenger, Arsène 153 Van Seggelen, Theo 178, West Ham United 8, 49–51, 179–80 55–6, 58–60, 62, 64, 105, Vasco da Gama 31, 32 131 Viana, Hugo 129 Whittingdale, John 72 Vibrac Corporation 51, 52 Vicente Calderón Stadium 15, Zahavi, Gil 193–5 43, 46, 83 Zahavi, Pini 56–8, 64, 100, 145, Villareal 127, 158 148, 164, 165–6, 168, Villaverde, Clemente 21 193–4 violence 26–7 Zé Roberto 30, 32, 44 Zidane, Zinedine 44, Wang Jianlin 158–60 47 Webb, Jeffrey 183 Zingarevich, Anton 51–2 BINDEX 02/24/2017 15:18:33 Page 224