prIv means proactive in English, or it can also be translated as forward-looking and preemptive.

But if you look in the London stock market, you will find that this is a company, a very special company

What you never imagined is that this company once caused quite a storm.

In May 2001, the company was successfully listed in London. At that time, the analysis report of the London stock market clearly indicated their optimism and favor for this company, believing that such companies would soon replace those abnormal listed football clubs and become the investment direction of the new sports economy.

At that time, the Internet technology concept stocks were in dire straits, and the stock market needed new stimulus. In the UK, which regards football as its belief, listed projects related to football have always been highly anticipated. Even those listed football clubs that are considered abnormal are not lacking in holdings, let alone such football-related stocks that can lead profits.

In the company's business expectations, the company also gave a very authoritative data, that is, the salary of players will skyrocket day and night, and for companies like them engaged in football brokerage and marketing, the surge in player salary will also lead to their income soaring.

Yes, this company called prIv is the largest sports group in England. The boss behind it, Paul Stretford, is one of the 170 professional agents in England, and the most famous one.

At that time, it was not just the football circle who waited and watched the company's listing, hoping that it would create a new situation, and even investors in the stock market were full of confidence in it, because not long after the company went public, Arsenal introduced Saul Campbell from his arch-rival Tottenham Hotspur, with a weekly salary of 90,000 pounds.

This was a sky-high contract that was shocking at the time, but it also made everyone realize that the forward-looking statements that Stretford said when the company went public and the predicted players' salaries would skyrocket day and night were completely reflected in this contract.

No one knows whether Campbell's transfer has something to do with Stratford, because the former's agent is not Stratford, but it is obvious that Saul Campbell's sky-high contract made prIv's stock hot. At that time, many people even believed that broker companies would completely replace the position of football clubs in the stock market.

There is no doubt that it was the peak moment of Stratford. That year, his company had 0 players on hand, including Beckham, Keane, Irving, Anelka, Neville brothers, Andy Cole and other top stars in the Premier League, but the company's real core assets are obviously not just these.

One thing we must explain here is that a player's agent is actually not just a person, but often uses authorization methods. For example, Ronaldinho, whose agent is his elder brother Assis, but in fact, Assis is only responsible for contracts and salary, and other aspects such as image marketing and business cooperation are all authorized to Eliza Moon.

Another situation is that people like Robben, Van der Fatt and Sneed authorized to Eliza Moon, who arranged a broker to be responsible for their business through the company. Therefore, in many news media reports, the name of the broker who is specifically responsible for the business may appear. No one will know who their authorization is given to.

This is a very complicated relationship. It can be said that without an agent, the player and the club will become an opposite of incompatible situations, so many things must be left to the agent for buffering.

For this sports marketing company in Stretford, the core asset is not the players, but the shareholders.

When the industrial and commercial department was investigating the Premier League black gold case, it had investigated the company and announced the company's shareholders and specific shares: 100,000 shares of Bobby Robson, 400,000 shares of Sones, 170,000 shares of Martin O'Neal, 480,000 shares of Wilkinson, 180,000 shares of Keegan, and 80,000 shares of Allardyce.

Not only the head coach, but also the club's management, the most famous of which is Everton's CPO Tang Ford.

At that time, the two transactions that were controversial and the most concerned by the media were the two transactions. After Sunderland coach Reid held 5,000 shares of prIv, he introduced US midfielder Renner from Glasgow Rangers for 5 million pounds.

After Tang Ford bought 40,000 shares of the company's stock, Rooney announced a week later that he refused to sign a contract with his agent and transferred to Stretford's leadership. Both transactions caused considerable controversy at the time.

However, people who live in modern times are always particularly forgetful. Even after the black gold case was hyped up, not long after, all the affected people were safe and sound. What should they do? The head coaches still hold shares in this company. Who would say what they would?

The one that best reflects how powerful Stretford was back then was what he said to Aston Villa chairman Ellis. The chairman who fired head coach John Gregory because of his close past with Stretford invited Graham Taylor, but this is still Stretford's partner.

At that time, Stratford also used a relaxed tone to tell this guy who couldn't tell the reality that no matter who he changed, everyone would be the same.

Stratford's most famous theory is that when Blackburn was on the verge of relegation and the finances were not well-off, Sones insisted on introducing Manchester United striker Andy Cole with RU, which was a commission from which Stratford and Sones got.

When he was later asked by HH, he defended himself, "No one cares what you have done. For Blackburn's management and fans, the most important thing is that Andy Cole scored a lot of goals after joining, helping Blackburn relegation successfully, and ranked tenth, which is more important than anything else."

Perhaps some people are a little puzzled about the fact that the British Premier League black gold case was finally settled, but if they knew clearly that when goalkeeper Schmechel transferred from Aston Villa to Manchester City in 2018, the Danish Football Association realized that there was a conflict of interest in the transfer and wrote to the FA. As a result, the FA refused to investigate the matter. Later, the Danish Football Association transferred it to UEFA. The FA was forced to respond under the pressure of UEFA and issued a written statement saying that there was no problem with the transfer during the process.

This is the FA's maintenance of Stratford, because when they encounter problems, the first thing they need to consider is face.

But sometimes, many things are dominated by them. Stratford's plans and strategies were originally very smart, and he even had the opportunity to become bigger and stronger. But in the end he did not expect one thing, that is, he escaped the black and gold storm and was safe and sound, but investors in the stock market also abandoned him.

The single stock price of penny shares fell to 5p during the black gold case, and now it has fallen to the bottom, but all the head coaches and football practitioners who hold shares in the company have not sold, and they are obviously trapped.

All this has formed the interest pattern of the entire Premier League

It can be said that as long as these shareholders exist and as long as they are still in the Premier League, Stratford will not be able to fail.

But in recent years, as foreign funds continue to pour into the Premier League and as more and more foreign head coaches enter the Premier League, more competitors have inevitably brought about this increasingly attractive big cake with Stratford.

Among all the competitors, there are only two people who have entered the vision of Stratford, one is the Jew Pini Zahavi from Israel, and the other is Eliza Moon from France.

The former is the most popular agent in the Premier League in recent years. Although he has few players and his connections are not good, he has done what Stratford has wanted to do for many years, which is to engage in club trading and further root his influence in the club's power structure.

Perhaps, this can be described in China in a sentence. Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be marquis. They all want to be the latter.

Eliza Moon is the fastest-rise agent in recent years. Her previous network was mainly in the Netherlands. However, after Ye Qiu came to the Premier League, she strongly spread her network to the Premier League. In addition, a group of players such as Ajax, Feyenoord and Eindhoven played in the four major leagues, which greatly expanded her influence.

Eliza Moon has not many player resources. Compared with his 0 players, Eliza Moon has only 40 or 50 players, but each player is a well-known star in football today, and every transfer is surprising number. The most shocking thing is that not long ago, Ajax and Samsung switched to Real Madrid, which is said to have a transfer fee of over 100 million euros.

Just imagine, if you get a commission of 10, that is 10 million. If not, it will be 5 million.

In addition, a large number of the players in Chelsea recently were under Eliza Moon's command. Stratford had never seen this woman with his own eyes, but he knew very clearly that she and Ye Qiu had an extraordinary relationship. Some people even speculated that Ye Qiu was a shareholder of this agency company, but who knew about such a thing?

Compared with the relatively low-key Eliza Moon, Stretford hates Pini Zahavi the most, who is his number one competitor in the Premier League. Moreover, this shrewd Israeli seems to be coveting his agent empire, including many head coaches such as Sones, who are now closely related to him.

What's even more hateful is that Rooney's former agent, McShkin, suddenly jumped out to sabotage the media. Stratford was under pressure and had to fight back, but unexpectedly, the plot was a turnaround.

Originally, he just wanted to accuse McShkin and others of malicious rumors and slander, but he didn't expect that the other party seemed to be prepared. He not only provided a series of evidence, showing that he had installed eavesdropping machines on McShkin and others, preparing to use this as a bargaining chip for extortion and intimidation, and planned to bribe McShkin with 10,000 pounds of cash, but in the end it failed.

Although this unsolved case has been very popular so far, if you want to get a result, it is still the year of the monkey and horse. However, it has greatly damaged his business and reputation. More importantly, the police have found a very critical witness, Lindfield, his assistant at that time. Lindfield knows all these things clearly.

It can be said that until now, Stratford is very likely to lose the case, unless he is willing to take the initiative to beg for mercy.

Stratford knew exactly what the price of begging for mercy was.

So, he didn't go anywhere during this period, and stayed in the company office of Wilmslow in Cheshire, secretly planning a counterattack strategy, because he knew very clearly in his heart who was trying to make his mind.

Just as Stratford was waiting anxiously, an assistant knocked on the door of his office.

"Boss, this is what you want" the assistant placed a thick stack of documents onto a Stretford desk.

Stratford flipped a few pages, but he looked very seriously, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, but there was a little chilling sinister in his smile, "Hmph, that damn Jew thought he was smart, others were fools, I want to let him know this time, he wasn't smart either."

If anyone could see these opened pages at this time, they would definitely be surprised, because it includes a series of transfers that Pini Zahavi has handled in the Premier League in recent years, including many transfers that the outside world has always felt very puzzled, but the records in these reports are very clear and detailed.

The commissions obtained by each exchange recorded in the report are very clear. The focus is on listing the commissions for 15 transfers, which exceed the player's annual salary for one year, and the amount of one transfer is very scary.

In this transfer, Pini Zahavi operated an Eastern European player to the Premier League and sold 5 million pounds. But in fact, the actual value of this player is only 00,000 pounds. The remaining 3 million pounds, Pini Zahavi accounts for 00,000 pounds, while Eastern European clubs get 500,000 more.

This is the most typical broker operation method and the most profitable broker operation method.

"Are you all?" Stratford asked with a smile. He felt that he had obtained the life and death token. He wanted to die if he wanted. The feeling of life and death was really satisfying.

"Qi" assistant was a little afraid of him and nodded in response.

Stratford looked at the stack of documents in his hand deeply. He found it a little heavy, but he gritted his teeth in his heart and handed it out, "Send it to HHC TV station to me. Haven't they been asking for news recently? Just ignite them with fire."

The assistant took the stack of documents and put them in his hand, and seemed to feel very heavy, "Boss, don't you think about it anymore?"

Although this stack of documents is targeted at Pini Zahavi, in fact, everyone is very clear that once it is announced, it will not only Pini Zahavi are involved in the case, but the black gold case that year will definitely attract attention again. At that time, it will not only Pini Zahavi, but will even radiate all agents.

Stratford's actions will inevitably make him a public enemy in this circle, and he will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the company or in the football circle, because no one will forgive this guy who has ruined everyone's jobs and wealth.

Stratford closed his eyes, waved his hand, and signaled his assistant to go out quickly. It seemed a bit like he was afraid of regretting it, but his personality that would be repaid in his bones made him absolutely unwilling to let Pini Zahavi go.

It sounds nice to say about the company he has worked hard to establish, but in fact he knows it best. It is no longer as beautiful as it was three years ago. At that time, he would have earthquakes when he stomped his feet in the Premier League. But now, he has no such influence anymore, so even people like Pini Zahavi dare to provoke him.

There is a saying that the clay man is still angry. Stratford has long been increasingly dissatisfied with the performance of prIv. There are more and more shareholders, and most of the interests are given to them. It seems that he has built a platform and has gained some benefits. He seems to have tied them through the company, but in fact he is also tied to them.

Over the years, he has made enough money. He has long had the idea and idea of ​​letting go of transformation, but he has always been a little unable to let go. But this time, he was determined to fight Pini Zahavi to the end. Even if he fought to the death, he would have to make this cunning Jew pay the most painful price.

As for McShkin, what can be solved in hundreds of thousands of pounds, is that still a matter in Stratford's eyes?

What he is fighting for now is not profit, but in one breath

At this time, McShkin was insignificant in his eyes, and he was fighting for Pini Zahavi.

Besides, everyone is afraid of unemployment, but he is not afraid, because even if he loses this company and loses everything, his relationship is still there. He has had so many connections with equal interests, and he can make peace wherever he goes, and he doesn't need to work so much. He finds a top star like Beckham, Irving, and Gerald to stay with him, and he will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life.

Ye Qiu obviously didn't know that in Cheshire, where Liverpool was unwilling to do so, there was a storm that would cause a major earthquake in England. He never cared about what the lawsuit between Pinney Zahave and Stratford was like. He now cared about his team and never broke Liverpool's goal at Anfield Stadium.

Not only that, the Reds almost scored. If it weren't for Pangler's cross and Traore's low shot was magically saved by Van der Sar, Chelsea would be in a passive state of being lagging behind.

The score of 00 is obviously not what Ye Qiu pursues. Standing in front of the coach's seat of the away team at Anfield Stadium, he was thinking hard about how to break the cage from Benitez. The targeted tactics of this Spaniard are definitely the best in the world. Even Ye Qiu likes to study his tactical ideas in the study room.

But in addition to pre-game preparation, Benitez's tactics are very important to be on-the-spot command, so even if you are familiar with his tactics, it is useless. He will constantly adjust and restrain you during the game.

Ye Qiu turned around, glanced at the player on the bench, and finally fell on someone.
Chapter completed!