Leeds er en av de klubbene som de siste årene har holdt liv i en bråte med grådige og sleipe fotballagenter. De dagene er nå over.Siste halvår i 2005 (juli-desember) brukte Leeds £576.800, mens vi i tilsvarende periode (juli-desember) i 2006 brukte mer beskjedne £64.000.
Fra Independent:The ongoing leakage of football's wealth to agents was highlighted again yesterday with the publication of the latest Football League agents' fees report, which showed a 41 per cent increase in payments to middle men. Spending on agents' fees between July and December 2006 by the 72 non-Premiership clubs totalled £6.2m, against £4.4m in the same period last season. That represents a £1.8m increase, or 41 per cent. The biggest spenders were Southampton, whose spending was £842,533, followed by Sunderland (£594,000), then Stoke (£560,000) and Birmingham (£519,950).
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http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/coca_cola/article2165402.ece