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Football Power Brokers

2025 PROGRAM

Football Power Brokers

DATE: 

Sunday 30th March

LOCATION:

Manly Golf Club

COST:

$18

In the high-stakes world of global football, the days of self- representation are long gone. Enter the agents: the power brokers, dealmakers, and behind-the-scenes strategists shaping the careers of the game’s brightest stars. While fans revel in the magic of the matchday, the real drama often unfolds off the pitch in a world few truly understand. The Agents’ Game by Peter Paleologos pulls back the veil on the industry, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of 28 top agents from Australia and beyond.

Jorge Knijnik’s Tales of South American Football captures the elegance of the star players and the visceral struggles in South American societies and describes the social and political context of football on the content where jogo bonito is a force that divides and unites people. The backdrop of the continent’s volatile politics, oppression, and inequality is painted behind vignettes of football games, players, politicians, and the sport itself.

Host: Niav Owens

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.

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