I find it weird/depressing that a football agent is this well known. Never mind his death provoking such an outpouring of e-grief.
Football agent Mino Raiola dies after illness / not dead / who knows?
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Dead or not dead RIP
Holy shit. Completely out of the blue.
Remember from Zlatan's book how glowingly he wrote about him. I guess he was the type of agent that really fit these high profile (and ego) footballers.
RIP.
Remember from Zlatan's book how glowingly he wrote about him. I guess he was the type of agent that really fit these high profile (and ego) footballers.
RIP.
Very respectful replies. Personally, I don't really feel moved when a famous person dies, even ones I like, but a digital RIP is pretty much as low effort a mark of respect as you can give. However, on this occasion, I don't have one to spare. Much rather the likes of Raiola were removed via reform than death, but to suggest we have lost a part of the football family is a pretty damning stain upon the game.
Agreed, I vastly prefer players having cardiac arrests for vast sums of money, but as long as they have the cardiac arrests I'm good.
He's not dead. Possibly.
What evenRIP Mino,
Probably the best agent to ever be in the game, regardless of whether people liked his methods or not, he got deals done, made his clients a lot of money and also made himself a lot of money, which in itself shows he was very good at his job.
Probably the best agent to ever be in the game, regardless of whether people liked his methods or not, he got deals done, made his clients a lot of money and also made himself a lot of money, which in itself shows he was very good at his job.
Dutch Twitters and football forums are full of "RIP goat" "legend" "Jesus H. Christ of football".
I did not wish death or harm on him, but it's basically the death of a really famous used car salesman.
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He's apparently in a bad way though
Tancredi is a known bullsh*tter. Don’t believe it until you see the coffin.
Guess you prefer the money to go to the owners pockets instead of the players who are the actual talents in the game
He's one of your own.
We all have our views on this guy mostly negative but sad news.
RIP
RIP
I cannot say I ever liked him but you know what his players loved him and that tells you how good he was. RIP
Aye, gotta wait for the HERE WE GO! from Romano.
Rest in peace, it didn’t do his own reputation any good but he’d take all the hits of what his clients wanted for themselves and took the heat for it. He was a damn good agent from a players perspective.
The man isnt dead yet, save your RIPs.
Think its a generational thing tbh. Younger fans aren't going to know who Frank O'Farrell is, but will know Raiola because of players like Haaland and Pogba.
not his biggest fan, far from it, but wish him well.
Football Twitter is such an insane place. Like, seriously, absolutely fecking mental.
So apparently not dead , just in a bad condition?
Hope he pulls through if that's the case.
Hope he pulls through if that's the case.
To be fair, his profile is incredibly high. He made sure about that. It’s just utterly bizarre the way he seems to have actual fans out there. So crazy.
Looks someone has jumped the gun there. Various reports that he's not dead.
Thoughts and prayers, from a hater of modern football agents.
I take everything back then!
You'd think a journalist like Palmieri would verify his intel before declaring someone dead...
Raiola was playing the game that the top clubs already played.
Tbf Putin, Trump and Fred West were good at what they did.
FFS the media are so shit. Reporting he is dead before getting a clear confirmation just for clicks.
Probably ruined the game in parts. Can’t hate on anyone for making money though.
I'd actually prefer that football players / clubs / owners would not be paid vast sums of money at all. They're simple entertainers, reward them as such.
And yes, I know, capitalism, supply and demand. We all love capitalism, it's great and so is Mino Raiola the capitalism GOAT who did it all out of an altruistic sense of justice towards poor and hungry football players like Zlatan and De Ligt.
Ahaha
What the feck?!
I might as well bring it up because it's going to get mentioned, I wonder how it affects the futures of Pogba, Haaland etc? Probably not at all
I might as well bring it up because it's going to get mentioned, I wonder how it affects the futures of Pogba, Haaland etc? Probably not at all
I think its down to how much more transparent and exposed the wider footballing world has been is since the explosion of social media, offering deeper insights into the workings of clubs and players. Its why we have transfer muppetry over heads of recruitment/director of football type appointments and why the likes of Fabrizio Romano have ascended to celebrity like status.
So is he dead?
RIP.
A handful of players have cardiac arrest. They are handsomely paid at the top level.
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