About+ Company Profile Team Offices Contacts Portfolio Services+ Sports Marketing Media+ News Social Language+ Italian Portugues Spanish French Chinese Middle East (Coming Soon) Japan (Coming Soon) About OUR STORY PROFILE A Worldwide Company with a wealth of experience. Football Capital is the new player in the sports business world. The company’s mission is to bring quality and innovation to the world of football, by providing exclusive services to top players, sports celebrities, clubs and sponsors. Football Capital manages both the sports career and the public image of professional footballers and coaches. However, it also provides sponsorship and sports marketing consultancy to Italian and European clubs and to companies investing in sport. About OUR STORY PROFILE A Worldwide Company with a wealth of experience. Football Capital is the new player in the sports business world. The company’s mission is to bring quality and innovation to the world of football, by providing exclusive services to top players, sports celebrities, clubs and sponsors. Football Capital manages both the sports career and the public image of professional footballers and coaches. However, it also provides sponsorship and sports marketing consultancy to Italian and European clubs and to companies investing in sport. TALENTS OUR PORTFOLIO Talents OUR PORTFOLIO All SPORTS SERVICES SPORTS Development of the players career from the grass roots to the top level achievable, offering extra services. Transfers Negotiations FC assists his talents to make the right choice for the future, taking the best out of every possible opportunity. Contract Renewals FC manages directly the relationships with the clubs and the sporting directors, allowing the players to be totally focused on their sports perform performance. Legal Advice FC’s team of consultants and laywers have the expertise to guide the players through any situation, on and off-the-pitch. SPORTS SERVICES SPORTS Development of the players career from the grass roots to the top level achievable, offering extra services. Transfers Negotiations FC assists his talents to make the right choice for the future, taking the best out of every possible opportunity. Contract Renewals FC manages directly the relationships with the clubs and the sporting directors, allowing the players to be totally focused on their sports perform performance. Legal Advice FC’s team of consultants and laywers have the expertise to guide the players through any situation, on and off-the-pitch. MARKETING Offer full consultancy services to companies and clubs and professional management of football players’ image and personal brands. Brands: marketing services to companies investing in sport, to support the activation plans and maximize the assets’ value Clubs: consultancy to international rights holders and clubs on sponsorship and sports marketing strategies Players: management of professional football players’ image and offer of exclusive services to footballers and their families CASE STUDIES MKTG SERVICES MKTG SERVICES MARKETING Offer full consultancy services to companies and clubs and professional management of football players’ image and personal brands. Brands: marketing services to companies investing in sport, to support the activation plans and maximize the assets’ value Clubs: monsultancy to international rights holders and clubs on sponsorship and sports marketing strategies Players: management of professional football players’ image and offer of exclusive services to footballers and their families CASE STUDIES 20 July 2018 Record Transfer Fee PRESS RELEASE Following the announcements of the Clubs, Alisson Becker officially moved from AS Roma to Liverpool FC for the record transfer fee of £ 67 Million, including add-ons. He becomes the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of football, outdoing Gigi Buffon’s transfer from Parma to Juventus and his national team mate Ederson’s move from Porto to Man City last year. The player successfully completed the medicals in the afternoon and has signed a contract that will bind him to the Club for 6 years. “I wanted to thank Roma fans for all the support they gave to me throughout these 2 years, I will never forget them”. With these words the 25 year-old has saluted his old supporters. Next months he will have a chance to meet his new team mates, since he will be moving to Liverpool for his pre-season training. A crucial role in this negotiation was played by the agent of the player Stefano Castagna, head of Football Capital, the Talent Management agency that holds the image rights of the player. In these 2 years specific attention has been given to the player’s image rights management, as he has been protagonist of many different commercial and communication activities, managed and coordinated by Football Capital. 11 July 2018 Acerbi transfer to Lazio Francesco Acerbi has officially moved from Sassuolo to SS Lazio. After a long negotiation between the parties, Football Capital was able to mediate between the request of the Sport Director Carnevali and the offer of President Lotito. The player has signed a contract that will bind him to the club for 5 years, with the objective of leading the squad’s defensive line and replace dutch master Stephan De Vrij. “Inzaghi has played a crucial role in my decision”, stated Acerbi as soon as he landed in Rome. “It has been a long and complicated bargaining, but we are happy everything settled in the right way. Both parties where keen in finding an agreement since the beginning”. 24 May 2018 Football Capital builds a bridge between Italy & China Chinese Super League club Guizhou Hengfeng F.C. has signed an important co-branding agreement with Tucano, the Italian brand known worldwide for its bags and backpacks. The deal signed between the club’s president Wen Xiaoting and Tucano’s CEO Franco Luini, involves the creation of a complete line of accessories customized with the club’s logo and colours and typified by the brand’s Made in Italy design and style. Accessories and backpacks, accessible to all, have been designed to consolidate the strong bond between the club and its supporters. A determining factor in the success of the agreement was the advisory role played by Football Capital, that ideated and supported the whole project, from the beginning phase to till the signing. This is the first time that a Chinese Super League team has chosen an Italian brand as a sponsor. This project, linking Guizhou Hengfeng F.C. and Tucano, is altogether unique and without a doubt newsworthy. And, it’s even more important in this crucial moment in the development of Chinese football, which is currently aiming to participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and specifically working to create a charismatic and competitive league. 03 May 2018 Welcome Ezequiel! Brighton & Hove Albion right-back Matias Ezequiel Schelotto joins the agency after signing a two years’ deal. Football Capital will take care of the player’s sport career and image rights, assisting him inside and outside the pitch. After his experiences in Italy with Inter Milan, Sassuolo, Atalanta and Cesena among the other, Schelotto moved to Portugal playing for Sporting Lisboa last season, before his decisive transfer to Brighton. The club has done pretty well this season in the Premier League, avoiding relegation quite comfortably, also thanks to Ezequiel’s performances. 12 March 2018 Convocados! Brazil’s head coach Tite called up 25 players for the friendly games against Russia & Germany scheduled in the next few weeks and Football Capital is very proud to hear that both Alisson and Neto where included in the squad! No surprise for the AS Roma goalkeeper, who has collected already 23 presences with the Selecao, whereas Neto managed to gain the likes of the manager for the first time thanks to the wonderful season he’s playing with Valencia, where he kept 10 clean sheets and saved 2 penalties. Good luck and parabens to both! 01 February 2018 Winter transfer window review After weeks of intense work, the transfer window has terminated with some interesting operations completed by Football Capital’s agents. Argentinian defender Matias Aguirregaray is back in Europe after his experience with Club Tijuana in Mexico and is now playing on loan for spanish side Las Palmas in La Liga until June. Mamadou Kone has instead moved from Spain, where he was playing for Leganes, to join Belgian side KAS Eupen. For the young Ivory Coast player, it’s the first experience in Belgium. Another interesting transfer from South America to Europe was completed in the last week of January, with former Newell’ Old Boys defender Nehuen Paz moving to Bologna FC, in the Italian Serie A. For the moment the young argentinian is playing on loan for Lanus, but in June he will stably be part of the Club coached by Mr Donadoni. Canada is instead the destination of Saphir Taider, Algerian midfielder that decided to try the fast-growing north-american football of the MLS, signing with Montreal Impact. The former Sassuolo and Inter Milan 25 years old player moved on a six months’ loan from Bologna FC. 15 January 2018 Alisson Becker & Emporio Armani The AS Roma & Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been chosen to be the ambassador for the global fashion brand Emporio Armani during the Men’s fashion week in Milan. The collaboration includes a shooting for the weekly magazine of La Gazzetta dello Sport “ Sportweek” and one for the fashion magazine GQ Brazil, on top of other projects in progress. The player was amongst the special guests during the Emporio Armani FW 18-19 Men’s fashion show and posed for the photographers together with the company’s owner Giorgo Armani. “It’s a huge satisfaction to partner with one of the main brands of international fashion”, stated the player through his Twitter account. 10 December 2017 Walter Zenga appointed as Head Coach of FC Crotone Inter Milan & Italy's legend Walter Zenga was called up for a new adventure as a coach in the Italian Serie A, after his experiences with Catania, Palermo and Sampdoria. Zenga, who recently terminated his job on the bench of Wolves in the Football Championship, immediately demonstrated his determination: “I am very happy to be here. FC Crotone is like a family and I like it. I am convinced I can bring the right enthusiasm to the group, together with my experience”. At the moment Crotone is 17th in the Serie A with 12 points. “Avoiding relegation is our main objective and I will do all I can to achieve it” said Walter in one of his first statements. Football Capital achieved this result by working hard with FC Crotone’s top management and with the president Mr Vrenna. 06 September 2017 Road to Russia 2018 3 Football Capital players were called up from their National Teams for the WC Qualifiers that were live last week. Alisson Becker defended effectively La Selecao’s goal, winning 2-0 against Ecuador and equalizing 1-1 in Colombia, reinforcing Brazil’s first place in Conmebol’s group. Unexpected stop for Florian Thauvin and France equalizing 0-0 in Luxemburg, after exciting win 4-0 against the Netherlands. Now the road to the World Cup is not that easy for France, that will have to win the last two games of the qualifiers in October, in order to avoid the dangerous playoffs scheduled in November. Bad news instead for Thomas Strakosha, who did its part in the 2 games played by Albania with Liechtenstein (2-0) and Macedonia (0-0), but has to say goodbye to the playoffs by virtue of Italy who won to Israel 1-0 in Group G. 04 September 2017 Market session review Football Capital's agents worked hardy this summer to guarantee the players the best options for their careers. Operations were closed between several clubs all over the world and below are the main transfers completed during the market session: Norberto Neto from Juventus FC to Valencia CF Cristiano Piccini from Betis Sevilla to Sporting Lisboa Matiaz Aguirregaray from Estudiantes de la Plata to Club Tijuana Jose Luis Palomino from PFC Ludogorets to Atalanta Racine Coly from Brescia to OGC Nice Felipe Caicedo from RCD Espanyol to SS Lazio Cheik Keita from Birmingham City to Bologna FC Ezequiel Schelotto from Sporting Lisboa to Brighton & Hove Albion 09 July 2017 Neto to play in La Liga Norberto Murara, known to most as Neto, is set to defend the goal of Valencia FC for the next 4 seasons. The former Juventus goalkeeper has signed a contract until 2021 with the Spanish club. With Juventus Neto won 2 Serie A titles, 1 Italian Super Cup and 2 Tim Cups (playing every game of this competition). Valencia has finished 12th in the Liga 16/17 and is concentrating on this season to get immediately back into European Competitions. “I am really happy to play with Valencia, this was the only club I wanted”, this is the first statement Neto made to the Spanish press. 06 July 2017 New entry for Football Capital Football Capital welcomes to the family Luigi Liguori, 19 years old, playing for SSC Napoli youth sector. Luigi plays as a striker, even though he is often lined-up as a right winger, due to his speed and dribbling skills that put him in front of the goal ready to shoot with his left foot. Wearing the Captain band in last season’s Youth League, Luigi played a crucial role in the two games against Basiktas, scoring a goal and gaining a penalty. 03 July 2017 The Argentinian wall in Bergamo Argentinian defender Jose Luis Palomino has moved to Serie A thanks to the intermediation activity of Football Capital’s agents. The former Ludogorets player has moved to Atalanta, signing a three-year contract until 2020. Prior to his experience in Bulgaria (where he collected 40 games, scoring 2 goals), Palomino played in Ligue 1 with Metz, in Argentinos Juniors and San Lorenzo back in Argentina. Solid central defender, he prefers playing with his left foot, reason why he could be easily lined-up as a centre-left in Gasperini’s 3-4-3 formation. 16 May 2017 From Tuscany to Lisbon Italian right back Cristiano Piccini has officially signed a new contract with Sporting Club du Portugal. After 3 years spent in Seville playing for Real Betis, Cristiano felt it was the right time for a twist in his career. Apart from the knee injury that forced him out of the pitch for 5 months, Piccini played regularly with the Andalusian club, scoring 4 goals and appointing 6 assists in 58 presences. Sporting Lisboa will go through the qualifying stages of the Uefa Champions League next season, after ending the Primeira Liga in third place. 28 April 2017 Depaoli to join Football Capital Young talent Fabio Depaoli has signed his first professional contract with Chievo Verona, with the assistance of Football Capital. The right footed midfielder, who’s born under the shadow of the Dolomites and was raised in Trento, has made his debut in the Italian Serie A last March, collecting already 4 caps and 2 assists with the Clivensi. Fabio has been playing with Chievo since the age of ten and is very passionate about fishing, after spending his childhood along the shores of Garda lake. 20 April 2017 Alisson Becker for Panini USA AS Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker partnered with worldwide stickers brand Panini for the 2017 Trade Card Collection. The player participated to a photo shooting and signed a limited amount of his personal stickers, that will be available in the US from next summer. Football Capital started a beneficial relationship with the company and is now working on different projects in Europe and Asia. 11 April 2017 Thauvin on top of the Ligue 1 Florian Thauvin was named Player of the month of March in the Ligue 1. The OM star has been voted by the UNFP after scoring 3 goals, providing 2 assists and offering his club a solid performance during the last 5 games played. Florian shares the award with other top players’ in France like Edinson Cavani, Marco Verratti and Alexandre Lacazette. 29 March 2017 Alisson ready for Russia Brazil is the first team to qualify for Russia 2018 World Cup. The “Pentacampeones” had a 3-0 victory over seventh-place Paraguay in Sao Paulo, moving to 33 points from 14 matches in South American qualifying. Alisson Becker featured in every game, collecting 7 clean sheets and performing at his best. 21 March 2017 All eyes on Florian French major sports’ newspaper “Equipe” opened its chapter on the next World Cup Qualifiers with a 2 pages interview to talented winger Florian Thauvin, who’s been called up for the first time by French coach Didier Deschamps. “It’s a dream come true and I will do my best to represent my country” is the main message Florian sent to his fans. 20 March 2017 Time for international football Brazil national team has confirmed Alisson Becker as its first goalkeeper after his exceptional performances in the last games played. He will defend his nation’s goal against Uruguay and Paraguay. OM winger Florian Thauvin has been called-up by the French National team for the World Cup Qualifiers against Luxemburg and Spain. It’s the first call for the 24 years old. After gaining a spot in Lazio’s regular team, Thomas Strakosha managed to convince Albania’s manager Gianni De Biasi to select him for the crucial game against Italy. NEWS LATEST UPDATES NEWS LATEST UPDATES 20 July 2018 Record Transfer Fee PRESS RELEASE Following the announcements of the Clubs, Alisson Becker officially moved from AS Roma to Liverpool FC for the record transfer fee of £ 67 Million, including add-ons. He becomes the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of football, outdoing Gigi Buffon’s transfer from Parma to Juventus and his national team mate Ederson’s move from Porto to Man City last year. The player successfully completed the medicals in the afternoon and has signed a contract that will bind him to the Club for 6 years. “I wanted to thank Roma fans for all the support they gave to me throughout these 2 years, I will never forget them”. With these words the 25 year-old has saluted his old supporters. Next months he will have a chance to meet his new team mates, since he will be moving to Liverpool for his pre-season training. A crucial role in this negotiation was played by the agent of the player Stefano Castagna, head of Football Capital, the Talent Management agency that holds the image rights of the player. In these 2 years specific attention has been given to the player’s image rights management, as he has been protagonist of many different commercial and communication activities, managed and coordinated by Football Capital. 11 July 2018 Acerbi transfer to Lazio Francesco Acerbi has officially moved from Sassuolo to SS Lazio. After a long negotiation between the parties, Football Capital was able to mediate between the request of the Sport Director Carnevali and the offer of President Lotito. The player has signed a contract that will bind him to the club for 5 years, with the objective of leading the squad’s defensive line and replace dutch master Stephan De Vrij. “Inzaghi has played a crucial role in my decision”, stated Acerbi as soon as he landed in Rome. “It has been a long and complicated bargaining, but we are happy everything settled in the right way. Both parties where keen in finding an agreement since the beginning”. 24 May 2018 Football Capital builds a bridge between Italy & China Chinese Super League club Guizhou Hengfeng F.C. has signed an important co-branding agreement with Tucano, the Italian brand known worldwide for its bags and backpacks. The deal signed between the club’s president Wen Xiaoting and Tucano’s CEO Franco Luini, involves the creation of a complete line of accessories customized with the club’s logo and colours and typified by the brand’s Made in Italy design and style. Accessories and backpacks, accessible to all, have been designed to consolidate the strong bond between the club and its supporters. A determining factor in the success of the agreement was the advisory role played by Football Capital, that ideated and supported the whole project, from the beginning phase to till the signing. This is the first time that a Chinese Super League team has chosen an Italian brand as a sponsor. This project, linking Guizhou Hengfeng F.C. and Tucano, is altogether unique and without a doubt newsworthy. And, it’s even more important in this crucial moment in the development of Chinese football, which is currently aiming to participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and specifically working to create a charismatic and competitive league. 03 May 2018 Welcome Ezequiel! Brighton & Hove Albion right-back Matias Ezequiel Schelotto joins the agency after signing a two years’ deal. Football Capital will take care of the player’s sport career and image rights, assisting him inside and outside the pitch. After his experiences in Italy with Inter Milan, Sassuolo, Atalanta and Cesena among the other, Schelotto moved to Portugal playing for Sporting Lisboa last season, before his decisive transfer to Brighton. The club has done pretty well this season in the Premier League, avoiding relegation quite comfortably, also thanks to Ezequiel’s performances. 12 March 2018 Convocados! Brazil’s head coach Tite called up 25 players for the friendly games against Russia & Germany scheduled in the next few weeks and Football Capital is very proud to hear that both Alisson and Neto where included in the squad! No surprise for the AS Roma goalkeeper, who has collected already 23 presences with the Selecao, whereas Neto managed to gain the likes of the manager for the first time thanks to the wonderful season he’s playing with Valencia, where he kept 10 clean sheets and saved 2 penalties. Good luck and parabens to both! 01 February 2018 Winter transfer window review After weeks of intense work, the transfer window has terminated with some interesting operations completed by Football Capital’s agents. Argentinian defender Matias Aguirregaray is back in Europe after his experience with Club Tijuana in Mexico and is now playing on loan for spanish side Las Palmas in La Liga until June. Mamadou Kone has instead moved from Spain, where he was playing for Leganes, to join Belgian side KAS Eupen. For the young Ivory Coast player, it’s the first experience in Belgium. Another interesting transfer from South America to Europe was completed in the last week of January, with former Newell’ Old Boys defender Nehuen Paz moving to Bologna FC, in the Italian Serie A. For the moment the young argentinian is playing on loan for Lanus, but in June he will stably be part of the Club coached by Mr Donadoni. Canada is instead the destination of Saphir Taider, Algerian midfielder that decided to try the fast-growing north-american football of the MLS, signing with Montreal Impact. The former Sassuolo and Inter Milan 25 years old player moved on a six months’ loan from Bologna FC. 15 January 2018 Alisson Becker & Emporio Armani The AS Roma & Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been chosen to be the ambassador for the global fashion brand Emporio Armani during the Men’s fashion week in Milan. The collaboration includes a shooting for the weekly magazine of La Gazzetta dello Sport “ Sportweek” and one for the fashion magazine GQ Brazil, on top of other projects in progress. The player was amongst the special guests during the Emporio Armani FW 18-19 Men’s fashion show and posed for the photographers together with the company’s owner Giorgo Armani. “It’s a huge satisfaction to partner with one of the main brands of international fashion”, stated the player through his Twitter account. 10 December 2017 Walter Zenga appointed as Head Coach of FC Crotone Inter Milan & Italy's legend Walter Zenga was called up for a new adventure as a coach in the Italian Serie A, after his experiences with Catania, Palermo and Sampdoria. Zenga, who recently terminated his job on the bench of Wolves in the Football Championship, immediately demonstrated his determination: “I am very happy to be here. FC Crotone is like a family and I like it. I am convinced I can bring the right enthusiasm to the group, together with my experience”. At the moment Crotone is 17th in the Serie A with 12 points. “Avoiding relegation is our main objective and I will do all I can to achieve it” said Walter in one of his first statements. Football Capital achieved this result by working hard with FC Crotone’s top management and with the president Mr Vrenna. 06 September 2017 Road to Russia 2018 3 Football Capital players were called up from their National Teams for the WC Qualifiers that were live last week. Alisson Becker defended effectively La Selecao’s goal, winning 2-0 against Ecuador and equalizing 1-1 in Colombia, reinforcing Brazil’s first place in Conmebol’s group. Unexpected stop for Florian Thauvin and France equalizing 0-0 in Luxemburg, after exciting win 4-0 against the Netherlands. Now the road to the World Cup is not that easy for France, that will have to win the last two games of the qualifiers in October, in order to avoid the dangerous playoffs scheduled in November. Bad news instead for Thomas Strakosha, who did its part in the 2 games played by Albania with Liechtenstein (2-0) and Macedonia (0-0), but has to say goodbye to the playoffs by virtue of Italy who won to Israel 1-0 in Group G. 04 September 2017 Market session review Football Capital's agents worked hardy this summer to guarantee the players the best options for their careers. Operations were closed between several clubs all over the world and below are the main transfers completed during the market session: Norberto Neto from Juventus FC to Valencia CF Cristiano Piccini from Betis Sevilla to Sporting Lisboa Matiaz Aguirregaray from Estudiantes de la Plata to Club Tijuana Jose Luis Palomino from PFC Ludogorets to Atalanta Racine Coly from Brescia to OGC Nice Felipe Caicedo from RCD Espanyol to SS Lazio Cheik Keita from Birmingham City to Bologna FC Ezequiel Schelotto from Sporting Lisboa to Brighton & Hove Albion 09 July 2017 Neto to play in La Liga Norberto Murara, known to most as Neto, is set to defend the goal of Valencia FC for the next 4 seasons. The former Juventus goalkeeper has signed a contract until 2021 with the Spanish club. With Juventus Neto won 2 Serie A titles, 1 Italian Super Cup and 2 Tim Cups (playing every game of this competition). Valencia has finished 12th in the Liga 16/17 and is concentrating on this season to get immediately back into European Competitions. “I am really happy to play with Valencia, this was the only club I wanted”, this is the first statement Neto made to the Spanish press. 06 July 2017 New entry for Football Capital Football Capital welcomes to the family Luigi Liguori, 19 years old, playing for SSC Napoli youth sector. Luigi plays as a striker, even though he is often lined-up as a right winger, due to his speed and dribbling skills that put him in front of the goal ready to shoot with his left foot. Wearing the Captain band in last season’s Youth League, Luigi played a crucial role in the two games against Basiktas, scoring a goal and gaining a penalty. 03 July 2017 The Argentinian wall in Bergamo Argentinian defender Jose Luis Palomino has moved to Serie A thanks to the intermediation activity of Football Capital’s agents. The former Ludogorets player has moved to Atalanta, signing a three-year contract until 2020. Prior to his experience in Bulgaria (where he collected 40 games, scoring 2 goals), Palomino played in Ligue 1 with Metz, in Argentinos Juniors and San Lorenzo back in Argentina. Solid central defender, he prefers playing with his left foot, reason why he could be easily lined-up as a centre-left in Gasperini’s 3-4-3 formation. 16 May 2017 From Tuscany to Lisbon Italian right back Cristiano Piccini has officially signed a new contract with Sporting Club du Portugal. After 3 years spent in Seville playing for Real Betis, Cristiano felt it was the right time for a twist in his career. Apart from the knee injury that forced him out of the pitch for 5 months, Piccini played regularly with the Andalusian club, scoring 4 goals and appointing 6 assists in 58 presences. Sporting Lisboa will go through the qualifying stages of the Uefa Champions League next season, after ending the Primeira Liga in third place. 28 April 2017 Depaoli to join Football Capital Young talent Fabio Depaoli has signed his first professional contract with Chievo Verona, with the assistance of Football Capital. The right footed midfielder, who’s born under the shadow of the Dolomites and was raised in Trento, has made his debut in the Italian Serie A last March, collecting already 4 caps and 2 assists with the Clivensi. Fabio has been playing with Chievo since the age of ten and is very passionate about fishing, after spending his childhood along the shores of Garda lake. 20 April 2017 Alisson Becker for Panini USA AS Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker partnered with worldwide stickers brand Panini for the 2017 Trade Card Collection. The player participated to a photo shooting and signed a limited amount of his personal stickers, that will be available in the US from next summer. Football Capital started a beneficial relationship with the company and is now working on different projects in Europe and Asia. 11 April 2017 Thauvin on top of the Ligue 1 Florian Thauvin was named Player of the month of March in the Ligue 1. The OM star has been voted by the UNFP after scoring 3 goals, providing 2 assists and offering his club a solid performance during the last 5 games played. Florian shares the award with other top players’ in France like Edinson Cavani, Marco Verratti and Alexandre Lacazette. 29 March 2017 Alisson ready for Russia Brazil is the first team to qualify for Russia 2018 World Cup. The “Pentacampeones” had a 3-0 victory over seventh-place Paraguay in Sao Paulo, moving to 33 points from 14 matches in South American qualifying. Alisson Becker featured in every game, collecting 7 clean sheets and performing at his best. 21 March 2017 All eyes on Florian French major sports’ newspaper “Equipe” opened its chapter on the next World Cup Qualifiers with a 2 pages interview to talented winger Florian Thauvin, who’s been called up for the first time by French coach Didier Deschamps. “It’s a dream come true and I will do my best to represent my country” is the main message Florian sent to his fans. 20 March 2017 Time for international football Brazil national team has confirmed Alisson Becker as its first goalkeeper after his exceptional performances in the last games played. He will defend his nation’s goal against Uruguay and Paraguay. OM winger Florian Thauvin has been called-up by the French National team for the World Cup Qualifiers against Luxemburg and Spain. It’s the first call for the 24 years old. After gaining a spot in Lazio’s regular team, Thomas Strakosha managed to convince Albania’s manager Gianni De Biasi to select him for the crucial game against Italy. FACEBOOK @footballcapital INSTAGRAM @footcap PRESS REVIEWS #190 - Error validating application. Invalid application ID. Here are some possible solutions to fix the error. Football Capital ...1 more ✅ We are proud to announce the signing of @fcthun_official left back @mickael_facchinetti 🇨🇭with our agency ✍🏻📃 #footcapch #neverstop @supergrigo . . . . . . . #playeragents #calciomercato #mickaëlfacchinetti #thun #swissleague #newentry #calcio #football #swissfootball #footballtalents #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Thursday, September 27th, 2018 at 1:40am 78 0 Football Capital A warm welcome to Football Capital’s new entry @guillaumerenault playing for @atalantabc 🔵⚫️ #sponsored by @adidasita #RenaultBros #nextgen #footcapitaly @lorenzo_tonetti . . . . . . . #talenti #calciomercato #guillaumerenault #atalantabergamasca #giovanitalenti #vivaio #youngsters #under18 #calcioitaliano #football #italianfootball #footballtalents #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 at 1:15am 67 1 Football Capital “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall” Good luck to Pedro for his operation and for a quick recovery 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 #FORÇAPEDRO . . . . . . . #pedroguilherme #pedro #confucius #confuciusquotes #recovery #injury #força #football #brazilianfootball #fluminense #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Thursday, September 20th, 2018 at 11:06pm 56 1 Football Capital Today 12.30 UK time @spursofficial 🔵 vs @liverpoolfc 🔴 C’mon Alisson💪🏻🙏🏻 @alissonbecker #Repost @premierleague with @get_repost ・・・ 👑 Only three perfect #PL records remain - who will reign supreme on Saturday? ... #watford #chelsea #liverpool #premierleague #alissonbecker #alisson #football #goalkeeper #leadership #bigmatch #weplayeverywhere #footcap #englishfootball #goleiro View on Instagram Saturday, September 15th, 2018 at 9:31pm 89 1 Football Capital Another pure talent from @atalantabc joining Football Capital ✅ Warm welcome to @christopherenault 💪🏻⚽ @adidasita #nextgen #footcapitaly @lorenzo_tonetti . . . . . . . #talenti #calciomercato #christopherenault #atalantabergamasca #giovanitalenti #vivaio #youngsters #under18 #calcioitaliano #football #italianfootball #footballtalents #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Monday, September 10th, 2018 at 10:13pm 76 2 Football Capital New entry in the Football Capital Team ✅ @chelseafc 🔵⚪️ & Poland 🇵🇱 international Goalkeeper @marcinbulka1 has joined the agency 💪🏻🔥 #footballcapitaluk @jackguidolin . . . . . . . . . #marcinbulka #footballagency #signing #football #poland #polishfootball #chelseafc #goalkeeper #transfermarket #englishfootball #londonfootball #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Thursday, September 6th, 2018 at 12:14am 160 1 COMIN SOON + FACEBOOK @footballcapital #190 - Error validating application. 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Here are some possible solutions to fix the error. + INSTAGRAM @footcap Football Capital ...1 more ✅ We are proud to announce the signing of @fcthun_official left back @mickael_facchinetti 🇨🇭with our agency ✍🏻📃 #footcapch #neverstop @supergrigo . . . . . . . #playeragents #calciomercato #mickaëlfacchinetti #thun #swissleague #newentry #calcio #football #swissfootball #footballtalents #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Thursday, September 27th, 2018 at 1:40am 78 0 Football Capital A warm welcome to Football Capital’s new entry @guillaumerenault playing for @atalantabc 🔵⚫️ #sponsored by @adidasita #RenaultBros #nextgen #footcapitaly @lorenzo_tonetti . . . . . . . #talenti #calciomercato #guillaumerenault #atalantabergamasca #giovanitalenti #vivaio #youngsters #under18 #calcioitaliano #football #italianfootball #footballtalents #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 at 1:15am 67 1 Football Capital “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall” Good luck to Pedro for his operation and for a quick recovery 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 #FORÇAPEDRO . . . . . . . #pedroguilherme #pedro #confucius #confuciusquotes #recovery #injury #força #football #brazilianfootball #fluminense #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Thursday, September 20th, 2018 at 11:06pm 56 1 Football Capital Today 12.30 UK time @spursofficial 🔵 vs @liverpoolfc 🔴 C’mon Alisson💪🏻🙏🏻 @alissonbecker #Repost @premierleague with @get_repost ・・・ 👑 Only three perfect #PL records remain - who will reign supreme on Saturday? ... #watford #chelsea #liverpool #premierleague #alissonbecker #alisson #football #goalkeeper #leadership #bigmatch #weplayeverywhere #footcap #englishfootball #goleiro View on Instagram Saturday, September 15th, 2018 at 9:31pm 89 1 Football Capital Another pure talent from @atalantabc joining Football Capital ✅ Warm welcome to @christopherenault 💪🏻⚽ @adidasita #nextgen #footcapitaly @lorenzo_tonetti . . . . . . . #talenti #calciomercato #christopherenault #atalantabergamasca #giovanitalenti #vivaio #youngsters #under18 #calcioitaliano #football #italianfootball #footballtalents #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Monday, September 10th, 2018 at 10:13pm 76 2 Football Capital New entry in the Football Capital Team ✅ @chelseafc 🔵⚪️ & Poland 🇵🇱 international Goalkeeper @marcinbulka1 has joined the agency 💪🏻🔥 #footballcapitaluk @jackguidolin . . . . . . . . . #marcinbulka #footballagency #signing #football #poland #polishfootball #chelseafc #goalkeeper #transfermarket #englishfootball #londonfootball #footcap #weplayeverywhere View on Instagram Thursday, September 6th, 2018 at 12:14am 160 1 + PRESS REVIEWS COMIN SOON TEAM OUR CREW STEFANO CASTAGNA - FC UK GENERAL MANAGER OF SPORTS AREA Born in Venice (Italy), he has always been involved in the world of football. Graduated in Sport Business, he gained experience in the world of Sports as a Marketing Executive for Lotto Sport Italia. Studied Science of Comunication, Graduated in Communication Sciences, Stefano is fluent in Italian, French, Portuguese, English, Spanish and German. FABRIZIO FERRARI - FC FRANCE FIFA Agent Born in Ravenna in 1968. After a brilliant career as a volleyball player, he became a lawyer and subsequently a consultant for international agencies working with football players. Consultant for the brand Diadora, he begins his career as a FIFA Agent focusing on African and French players. After 10 years of experience, today he represents a point of reference for the French football market in Italy. GUSTAVO CESAR GHEZZI - FC ARGENTINA DIRECTOR Born in Ciudad de Tandil (ARG) on the 3rd of June 1964, Gustavo is a former professional football player. He debuted in the Argentinian first division in 1982, playing at top level for 17 years between Argentina and Italy (12 years). After acquiring the technical director qualification, he specialized on negotiations, intermediations and international transfers, developing most of his business in Italy, with more than 200 transfers on the market. He is registered as AFA football agent. FABIAN TADIELLO - FC BRAZIL DIRECTOR Born in Santa Maria, Brazil, Fabian graduated in Law and has a Masters in Leadership. He has been in the football industry for the last 12 years, having worked with great players and clubs in Europe and Brazil. Speaking Portuguese as his mother tongue, he is also fluent in English, Spanish and Italian. PABLO SAIZ - FC CHINA FC CHINA - MANAGER From Valencia, Spain. International Business major, fluent in English and Chinese, with extensive experience in the Sports industry between China and Europe. Previous achievements include completing several deals as a football agent in China with Boss & Young, and working in the sports marketing field with Sport 5 (Geneva). With 10 years living in China and high level of contacts within the football industry, Mr. Saiz is the head of Football Capital's operations in China. BENEDETTO DELLA CHIESA - FC SWITZERLAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - FC MARKETING Born in Rome, Benedetto has been in the world of Sports since he graduated from Luiss Business School back in 2011. He worked in the Marketing Partnership department of Juventus FC and in the Business Development division of the NBA EMEA in London. In between he participated to the FIFA Masters program in Sports Management, where he improved his expertise in Sponsorships and increased his network of acquaintances. He manages the image rights of FC players and leads the commercial brokerage activities of the agency. Benedetto is Italian mother tongue, fluent English, Spanish and French. GIACOMO GUIDOLIN - FC UK FIFA AGENT Born in Italy, graduated in International Business and Sport Management in London at the University of Buckingham. Registered intermediary with The FA, Giacomo is focused on the Uk market. Italian mother tongue, fluent in English and Portuguese. TEDDY PESSOT - FC FRANCE FIFA AGENT From Paris, he is graduated in a marketing and business school in France. After working during 10 years in the sports medias as an expert of football, he created his owned company in 2014 managing sponsoring and image rights for great football players and clubs in France and Belgium. Teddy is focused on the french market and is fluent in English. ALESSANDRO GRIGOLETTO - FC SWITZERLAND FIFA AGENT Alessandro arrived in Ticino in 2003, after being a leading football player in Italian secondary leagues. In 2005 he starts collaborating with F.C. Chiasso, before becoming Team Manager in 2008 (the year of the Club’s centenary). From 2009 till 2012 he helds the role of General Manager with G.C . Biaschesi, in the Swiss League, reaching important goals for the club. In 2013 he moves to Bellinzona, becoming the Sport Director of the Club. After one season he returns to the FC Chiasso in the Swiss second league, working as team manager alongside with world champion Gianluca Zambrotta. His desire to grow and work close to the athletes, leads him to move on to the side of the players and to represent them as an agent. In 2017 he becomes part of the Football Capital team. FRANCESCO DUCCI - FC SWITZERLAND FIFA AGENT Francesco is born in Pesaro in 1989. In his life sport has always played a crucial role since his childhood: Francesco was in fact a basketball player for Scavolini Pesaro, from the youth sector till the first team. He started approaching football by working for the Italian broadcaster Sportitalia, where he spent 2 years before meeting Fabrizio Ferrari, FC agent that introduced him to the football marketplace. He speaks Italian and English. ANDREA SPERANZA - FC CHINA DIRECTOR Born in Naples ( ITALY) in 1978 . He is graduated in Political Science. Vast experience in international business and management across all over Asia’s main countries having spent more than 15 years in China. Native in Italian, fluent in English,Portuguese and Chinese AGUSTINA MINA - FC SWITZERLAND OFFICE & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and grew up in Italy. Graduated in Interior & Industrial Design at NABA, New Academy Of Fine Arts in Milan. After a career in Design, decides to collect new experiences in the world of Sport with a focus on marketing and on the image rights of the athlets. Agustina is fluent in Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese. ANNALISA LATTARULO - FC SWITZERLAND FINANCE Annalisa was born in Puglia in 1987 and majored in Economics with business management specialization at the Catholic University of Milan. At the beginning she has developed and consolidated her accounting and auditing skills at accounting firms and subsequently expanded her knowledge in analysis and reporting in Ernst & Young. Finally the international experience in Dover Corporation as a Transition leader has gave to her the opportunity of expand her skills in definition, analysis and implementation of business process management strategies. Currently she is in charge of the economic and financial management of all Football Capital entities with an efficiency oriented approach TEAM OUR CREW STEFANO CASTAGNA - FC UK GENERAL MANAGER OF SPORTS AREA Born in Venice (Italy), he has always been involved in the world of football. Graduated in Sport Business, he gained experience in the world of Sports as a Marketing Executive for Lotto Sport Italia. Studied Science of Comunication, Graduated in Communication Sciences, Stefano is fluent in Italian, French, Portuguese, English, Spanish and German. FABRIZIO FERRARI - FC FRANCE DIRECTOR Born in Ravenna in 1968. After a brilliant career as a volleyball player, he became a lawyer and subsequently a consultant for international agencies working with football players. Consultant for the brand Diadora, he begins his career as a FIFA Agent focusing on African and French players. After 10 years of experience, today he represents a point of reference for the French football market in Italy. GUSTAVO CESAR GHEZZI - FC ARGENTINA DIRECTOR Born in Ciudad de Tandil (ARG) on the 3rd of June 1964, Gustavo is a former professional football player. He debuted in the Argentinian first division in 1982, playing at top level for 17 years between Argentina and Italy (12 years). After acquiring the technical director qualification, he specialized on negotiations, intermediations and international transfers, developing most of his business in Italy, with more than 200 transfers on the market. He is registered as AFA football agent. FABIAN TADIELLO - FC BRAZIL DIRECTOR Born in Santa Maria, Brazil, Fabian graduated in Law and has a Masters in Leadership. He has been in the football industry for the last 12 years, having worked with great players and clubs in Europe and Brazil. Speaking Portuguese as his mother tongue, he is also fluent in English, Spanish and Italian. PABLO SAIZ - FC CHINA SPORTS AREA - MANAGER From Valencia, Spain. International Business major, fluent in English and Chinese, with extensive experience in the Sports industry between China and Europe. Previous achievements include completing several deals as a football agent in China with Boss & Young, and working in the sports marketing field with Sport 5 (Geneva). With 10 years living in China and high level of contacts within the football industry, Mr. Saiz is the head of Football Capital's operations in China. BENEDETTO DELLA CHIESA - FC SWITZERLAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - FC MARKETING Born in Rome, Benedetto has been in the world of Sports since he graduated from Luiss Business School back in 2011. He worked in the Marketing Partnership department of Juventus FC and in the Business Development division of the NBA EMEA in London. In between he participated to the FIFA Masters program in Sports Management, where he improved his expertise in Sponsorships and increased his network of acquaintances. He manages the image rights of FC players and leads the commercial brokerage activities of the agency. Benedetto is Italian mother tongue, fluent English, Spanish and French. GIACOMO GUIDOLIN - FC UK FIFA AGENT Born in Italy, graduated in International Business and Sport Management in London at the University of Buckingham. Registered intermediary with The FA, Giacomo is focused on the Uk market. Italian mother tongue, fluent in English and Portuguese. TEDDY PESSOT - FC FRANCE FIFA AGENT From Paris, he is graduated in a marketing and business school in France. After working during 10 years in the sports medias as an expert of football, he created his own company in 2014 managing sponsoring and image rights for great football players and clubs in France and Belgium. Teddy is focused on the french market and is fluent in English. ALESSANDRO GRIGOLETTO - FC SWITZERLAND FIFA AGENT Alessandro arrived in Ticino in 2003, after being a leading football player in Italian secondary leagues. In 2005 he starts collaborating with F.C. Chiasso, before becoming Team Manager in 2008 (the year of the Club’s centenary). From 2009 till 2012 he helds the role of General Manager with G.C . Biaschesi, in the Swiss League, reaching important goals for the club. In 2013 he moves to Bellinzona, becoming the Sport Director of the Club. After one season he returns to the FC Chiasso in the Swiss second league, working as team manager alongside with world champion Gianluca Zambrotta. His desire to grow and work close to the athletes, leads him to move on to the side of the players and to represent them as an agent. In 2017 he becomes part of the Football Capital team. FRANCESCO DUCCI - FC SWITZERLAND FIFA AGENT Born in Pesaro in 1989, in his life sport has always played a crucial role since his childhood: Francesco was in fact a basketball player for Scavolini Pesaro, from the youth sector till the first team. He started approaching football by working for the Italian broadcaster Sportitalia, where he spent 2 years before meeting Fabrizio Ferrari, FC agent that introduced him to the football marketplace. He speaks Italian and English. ANDREA SPERANZA - FC CHINA DIRECTOR Born in Naples ( ITALY) in 1978 . He is graduated in Political Science. Vast experience in international business and management across all over Asia’s main countries having spent more than 15 years in China. Native in Italian, fluent in English,Portuguese and Chinese AGUSTINA MINA - FC SWITZERLAND OFFICE MANAGER Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and grew up in Italy. Graduated in Interior & Industrial Design at NABA, New Academy Of Fine Arts in Milan. After a career in Design, decides to collect new experiences in the world of Sport with a focus on marketing and on the image rights of the athlets. Agustina is fluent in Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese. ANNALISA LATTARULO - FC SWITZERLAND FINANCE Annalisa was born in Puglia in 1987 and majored in Economics with business management specialization at the Catholic University of Milan. At the beginning she has developed and consolidated her accounting and auditing skills at accounting firms and subsequently expanded her knowledge in analysis and reporting in Ernst & Young. Finally the international experience in Dover Corporation as a Transition leader has gave to her the opportunity of expand her skills in definition, analysis and implementation of business process management strategies. Currently she is in charge of the economic and financial management of all Football Capital entities with an efficiency oriented approach OFFICES OUR LOCATIONS LONDON Football Capital Ltd. 4 Hill Street, Mayfair London W1J 5NE United Kingdom Email: info@footballcapital.com LUGANO Football Capital SA Via Marconi 4 6900 Lugano Switzerland Email: info@footballcapital.com Phone: +41 (0)916054444 ©2017 All Rights Reserved to Football Capital ltd. - Design by TACKLE