Services
We provide the highest quality agency services to assist
our clients in earning potential both on and off the pitch.
With a worldwide network of contact and partner we ensure that no matter
where you are your career is taken care. Being a full service agency
International Football Manager Ltd. has a diverse portfolio of services
so their clients can fully concentrate on their on-field activities.
CAREER PLANNING - At least twice a season we like to sit down with our
clients to review and evaluate how their performances have been during
the current campaign. From there we can establish together whether they
are on course in achieving their personal career goals and develop a
plan for action.
We only provide honest advice without unsettling the player or upsetting
the club concerned. Also, we will only liaise with club officials
regarding career planning after receiving permission from the client.
CONTRACT NEGOTIATION - With years of experience, our lawyer’s are
experts in negotiating contracts to suit our clients’ needs. IFM LTD.
has the knowledge and diplomacy to get a deal completed efficiently and
effectively. IFM LTD. has a reputation of great trust throughout the
soccers world that puts both clients and third parties at easy.
COMMERCIAL - At International Football Manager Ltd. we fully understand
that athlete sponsorship is a give-and-take relationship. It is not
about what the sponsor can do for you, it is about what you can do for
each other.
In the soccer world, players aim to supplement their salary through
sponsorship and commercial endorsements. Talented young professionals in
particular, often benefit from sponsorship.
We can assist clients in all their sponsorship needs such as determining
objectives, establishing budgets and developing proposals.
There are also numerous opportunities for well known and successful
players to exploit their popularity and image rights to increase their
earnings.
In addition to negotiating endorsement contracts International Football
Manager Ltd. also play a major role in helping to position and market
our clients to the company.
We have developed strong contacts with sportswear companies and we
ultimately aim to provide our clients with a combination of:
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Discount
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Free products
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Paid expenses
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Bonuses and contingencies
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Salaries
Furthermore, we will arrange speech and media coaching to help our
clients enhance their endorsement and post career opportunities.
INJURY INSURANCE - International Football Manager Ltd. works closely
with leading sports injury insurers. We make it our priority to provide
our clients with the opportunity to take out the right injury insurance
policy, which will ease the financial burden of a player's career ending
prematurely through injury.
WELFARE MANAGEMENT - We assist our clients and their family in their
day-to-day needs such as car purchases, relocation, insurance premiums,
holidays, electrical purchases and travel arrangement.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT - We give our clients advice on savings accounts
and pensions. Many players like to plan early for their career after
football and have invested in projects such as property development,
restaurant chains and coaching schools through IFM LTD.. We offer
thorough advice on investment opportunities and highlight any risk
involved. Often players like their agents to deal with investments. At
International Football Manager Ltd. we have made it our policy to keep
our clients informed in the entire decision-making process, eliminating
the risk of poor investments.
CITIZENSHIP, VISA AND PASSPORTS SERVICES - Many of our foreign players
in Hungary and indeed abroad choose to apply for residency. We use our
internal legal service a Egyptian Immigration Visa
agency that specializes in Citizenship and Naturalization processes. We
are also happy to get holiday visas for our clients if required.
ACCOUNTANCY - It is important our clients have a reliable and
trustworthy company that can help with the necessary accountancy advice,
whether it be technical tax consultation and the preparation of an
annual tax return, IFM LTD. can point you in the right direction.
FAMILY PROTECTION - We build-in life, critical illness cover and private
medical insurance for both the player and his family, thus giving him
peace of mind if anything should happen to him or his partner.
SPECIALIST TAX PLANNING - As appropriate, we advise on higher risk tax
deferral schemes such as Venture Capital Trusts and Film Partnerships
and also Inheritance Tax planning arrangements.
PUBLIC RELATIONS - In today’s media-driven world of internet, newspapers
and television it has never been more important to manage a sports
star’s public image in order to maximize his earning potential. At IFM
LTD. we have a world class PR team to make sure the image of our clients
is always portrayed in the right light.
MEDIA TRAINING - One of the most daunting prospects for any
up-and-coming sports person is the dreaded reality of the press. We can
provide the very best media training to put our clients at ease,
ensuring we can capitalize on all media opportunities.
CRISIS MANAGEMEN - Managing media coverage of sensitive issues around
client reputation, and working with the specialist legal team, IFM LTD.
provides protection from media intrusion.
REPUTATION MANAGEMENT - IFM LTD. aims to create a positive profile for
our clients through proactive media management.
MEDIA BROKERING - IFM LTD. can assist in maximizing revenues for
individual clients through the media including book deals, interviews,
TV appearances etc.
POST CAREER - Choosing a career as a professional soccer player is
extremely unique, as research has shown that the average player will
play for around 10 years as a professional.
At International Football Manager Ltd., we aim to prepare our clients
for life after football from day one. We offer advice to our clients on
pursuing part time courses with higher educational institutions.
We also encourage our clients to train in a second profession during
their playing days as the reality is that only a handful of professional
soccer players will remain in the game once they hang up their boots.
Our clients are not alone in preparing for their post career as IFM LTD.
will be there every step of the way to ensure that the transition is as
smooth as possible.
