CAA Sports, a division of entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency, has acquired Base Soccer Agency, a move that further expands its global representation of sports talent. Financial…
Soccer Agency, a move that further expands its global representation of sports talent. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Established in 1997 by Leon Angel, Base is a full-service football agency, representing and dealing with more than 300 international football players, coaches, and world-leading managers, both on and off the pitch, including Premier League stars Kyle Walker, Fred, Danny Rose, James Maddison, Davinson Sanchez, Aaron Lennon, Ashley Young, and Nathaniel and Trevoh Chalobah.
CAA Sports agents and executives operate on five continents, and have orchestrated more than $33 billion in client revenue-generated transactions, according to the company. It’s total on-field contract value under management exceeds $9.3 billion. Continuing its longstanding partnership with Polaris Sports, Gestifute’s commercial arm, CAA Sports jointly represents the marketing rights for many world class football players and coaches, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, James Rodriguez, Bernardo Silva, Joao Felix, Dele Alli, and Renato Sanches. The agency also represents such global sports talent as Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Shohei Ohtani, Dwyane Wade, Zion Williamson, and Carmelo Anthony.
“We are delighted to be joining forces with CAA Sports and we feel that, together, Base and CAA Sports will become an even more dominating force in football representation and trading,” said Angel. “Base’s reputation as a leading agency has been built on its ability to deliver the best deals for our clients whilst always maintaining trust and integrity. We feel that with the extra resources at our disposal we will be able to deliver more for our clients together with CAA Sports.
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