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Stirr in the news – thoughts on the winter mercato of January 2021

Feb 21, 2021 | Athlete management, Clubs, Contracts, International, News, Uncategorized

In this interview Stijn Francis talks about the winter mercato of January 2021.He also explains how clubs are adapting their transfer policies to the corona pandemic. You can find the link here or by clicking on the image (DUTCH ONLY). ... read more

Stirr in the news: Football players should not accept wage cuts

Apr 8, 2020 | Athlete management, Clubs, Contracts, Financial security, Football world, International, Law, News, Risks, Uncategorized

Different newspapers spoke with Stijn Francis in response to his column in The Guardian. Francis talks about the fact that players should not accept salary cuts because of the corona-crisis. In this interview he explains why. The column: The Guardian (English only)... read more

Stirr in the news – interview (Dutch only) on why the agent and football business will remain dodgy?

Oct 15, 2019 | Athlete management, Clubs, Football agents, Law, News, Uncategorized

About 1 year ago several agents, a football coach and other persons involved in the Belgian football industry were arrested for alleged corruption, match fixing and money laundering. VRT interviewed our CEO, Stijn Francis, and asked about the impact of this football... read more

Stirr in the news – interview (French only) on why Belgian youth players should not move to the English Premier League?

Mar 26, 2019 | Athlete management, Clubs, Football agents, International, News, Uncategorized

RTBF interviewed our CEO, Stijn Francis, on the research that Stirr Associates has done in association with the University of Antwerp. The research of Stirr Associates shows the (negative) impact of the transfer of youth players to the English Premier League. In this... read more

Before you start investing

May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized

Footballers and finances. This rarely proves to be a good combination. Research conducted by the British X-Pro [1] shows that 60% of the top footballers from the English Premier League find themselves in financial problems within five years of their retirement.... read more