We all understand that agents, and indeed all middle people, are leeches on the sport of football,
grabbing their inflated percentages while skirting between the black and grey markets, bribing and
threatening people and corrupting the game.
They force players to adhere to certain match data as basic sabermetrics measures the obvious, they
enter into third party arrangements and other forms of disguised dual ownership of players to
confuse both the footballing authorities and the tax regime, they control aspects of the media
sometimes psychopathically so, and many persuade players to underperform so that insider gambles
may be achieved on what the fan thinks is an authentic football match.
FIFA's case against some 15 Caribbean countries began yesterday in the whole bin Hammam/Warner
bribery for votes. Caribbean Football Union VP Klass has already been banned for 26mo and slapped
on the wrist and been told he was naughty. And by naughty, I mean fined $5000, but when you receive
nearly $40,000 in bribes that you never account for, what is $5000?
After being caught on video offering bribes to Caribbean officials, former CONCACAF president
and FIFA executive committee member Jack Warner is on the warpath.
Warner continues to respond to allegations against him the Trinidad and Tobago media, where a
lengthy letter was published on Tuesday.
