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At Soccerex USA this November 15/16 in Miami, Esteve Calzada, Founder and CEO of Prime Time Sport will present a special Americas edition of the Football Transfer Review (FTR) – the leading biannual analysis of Europe’s transfer market. This presentation will kick off an expert analysis of “The Evolution of the Transfer Market in the Americas” featuring senior figures from Benfica, Boca Juniors, and Wasserman, and will review the recent trends in transfer spend and player movement across the top 5 leagues in the Americas.
With Prime Time Sport, Esteve has run the FTR since 2009 – and in partnership with Soccerex since 2014 – publishing key numbers and data relating to transfers of players in European football, which create a point of reference for the industry and media alike. At Soccerex USA, Esteve will shift the focus to the Americas in a special edition of the FTR. The study will review the top five leagues in the Americas – US, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico – looking at key areas of the transfer market. The report will include the progression of these leagues’ investments and sales in the last two years, comparisons between the top five American and European leagues, a general comparison between the Americas and Europe, the most expensive American signings, and the most expensive American sales to the US.
Fuelled by escalating broadcast and commercial deals, the transfer market in Europe may dwarf that of the Americas but there is still a vibrancy to the market in the region’s big leagues with some interesting trends developing. By looking at these trends, the Football Transfer Review presentation will set the scene for a wider discussion on the current transfer markets in the Americas, featuring Benfica Group CEO, Domingos Soares De Oliviera, Boca Juniors Board Member Diego Lajst and Wasserman EVP & Managing Executive, Global Soccer, Richard Motzkin.
Speaker Profiles
Esteve Calzada is CEO of Prime Time Sport and Chairman of CE Sabadell FC, which he founded in 2007. Prior to his role at Prime Time Sport, spent time at Barcelona as Chief Marketing and Commercial officer. During his 5 year tenure, Calzada made a major contribution in the commercial transformation that brought the club a huge increase in revenue. He is now CEO of Prime Time Sport, which he founded in 2007 and aims to help clients maximise value around professional sport and sports related activities.
Domingos Soares de Oliveira has been the CEO of Benfica Group since 2004, and Board Member of the European Club Association since 2017. Before joining SL Benfica in 2004, he was the CEO for Cap Gemini Spain and Portugal, having lived in these two countries as well as in Brazil and France. As SL Benfica CEO, he is in charge of the Football Department, Youth Development, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Administration, IT, Infrastructure, HR, Planning and Control, Communication and Media.
Richard Motzkin joined Wasserman in June 2006 and serves as a Managing Executive and EVP of the Global Soccer Group. Prior to joining Wasserman, Motzkin founded SportsNet, Inc. in 1994 and began his company by representing many of the top stars from the 1994 US World Cup Team. During his tenure at SportsNet and Wasserman, Motzkin has negotiated some of the most lucrative and high-profile contracts in Major League Soccer history and has represented the #1 pick in the MLS SuperDraft nine times in the past 13 years.
Diego Lajst is a Board Member of Boca Juniors Club serving in the Finance and Economic committee that have accomplished positive economic profits consecutively during the past 3 years.In addition to his role, Diego is responsible for Youth Football and Amateur Sports within the club, and he is vastly experienced in Reserve and Youth soccer. He is also the current president of “Boca La Causa” an official non-profit civil organization founded in 1979 with over 4,000 associates.
Directing the discussion, as moderator, is Daniel Cravo. Cravo provides expert legal services to football clubs, agents, federations, players and football’s governing bodies. Daniel is active in the Higher Court of Sports Justice including CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a member of the Association for Football Lawyers (AIAF), as well as being the Vice President of the Special Committee on Legislation and Sports Law at the Brazilian Bar Association.
“The Evolution of the Transfer Market in the Americas” is part of an industry leading conference programme at Soccerex USA that has been developed in conjunction with an advisory board containing representatives from CONCACAF, MLS and US Soccer.
Soccerex USA is sponsored by the London Football Exchange, the world’s first fully integrated soccer club stock exchange and marketplace, and hosted in partnership with General American Capital Partners. The two day event will take place at Miami’s iconic Marlins Park and will comprise an exhibition showcasing the latest soccer business, performance, and technology innovations.
Soccerex USA will include a programme of structured and informal networking events to connect delegates from across the USA and the rest of the world and it will feature a market leading conference agenda, with international experts tackling topics such as league expansion, women’s soccer, youth development, eSports, stadia technology, investment, and new commercial opportunities.
For more information on Soccerex USA please go to www.soccerex.com/usa .
