Most Hated Men in Football: Kia Joorabchian
In the murky business of football agents Kia Joorabchian is a breed apart.
The Iranian-born Brit considers himself more of an investor than an agent. And in many ways, it’s true. He is not licensed to represent footballers, but came to power by peddling in the “third-party” ownership of players and still exerts tremendous influence over his clients even after the ownership rules changed. His fingerprints are all over the latest controversy involving his prize asset, Carlos Tevez, who shocked his paymasters at Manchester City over the weekend by handing in a transfer request.
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