777 Partners Indictment Raises Governance Questions in European Football

777 Partners, Joshua Wander, Sevilla FC,

As prosecutors allege a $500 million fraud scheme, questions mount over governance standards in multi-club football models. On October 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging Joshua Wander, cofounder of Miami-based investment firm 777 Partners, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to … Read more

CAA’s Trojan Horse: How Cristiano Ronaldo Sold Hollywood the Keys to European Football

Cristiano Ronaldo, Jorge Mendes, Polaris Sports, European Football, Agents, Advertising, CAA Agency, Sports Agents, Roc Nation

From Hollywood to the Bernabéu: How CAA leveraged Ronaldo, Mendes, and Polaris to turn footballers into global advertising assets. European football has always been a theater of ambition, money, and spectacle. But in 2015, a quiet deal redefined the power game: Cristiano Ronaldo — then at the peak of his Real Madrid fame — signed … Read more