Wikipedia's first sentence called it “football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive”. Today it says “israeli football agent”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli sports agent (born 1943) Pinhas "”. It now reads “Israeli sports agent (born 1955) Pinhas "”.
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Pini " Zahavi ( ; born 1955 ) is a football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive and controversial transfer episodes of recent times. Zahavi developed his close connections with football in his native Israel into an unprecedented network of associations and friendships across the footballing world that brought him extraordinary success. His involvement in the change of ownership of Chelsea and Portsmouth gave him a reputation as an agent who could trade not only players but football clubs themselves. His success has led to him being described as "football's first and only super agent " and as "football's great svengali ". Zahavi himself played down the complexities of the role, saying: "I just bring people together and I get paid my commission if a deal is struck".1He is licensed as a football agent from his offices in Tel Aviv through the Israel Football Association .2 "Profile: Pini Zahavi, football's first and only super-agent" , The Observer , 26 November 2005. "'Mr Fix-it' trusted by top clubs' executives" , The Independent 16 June 2007. "From journalist to sports Svengali" , The Financial Times 16 June 2007.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Pinhas "Pini" Zahavi ( ; born August 24, 1943 in Ness Ziona , Israel ) is a football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive (and controversial) transfer episodes of the last decade. Zahavi is often described as a "football transfer super agent" or a "transfer svengali ". He is registered with FIFA from his offices in Tel Aviv . His sports career began when he was a writer for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth ; the contacts he made in that position helped him to establish himself, after making a career change, as a football agent. Today he lives in Tel Aviv and Marble Arch , London. He is the great uncle of Alex Zahavi , a Sporting CP and Portugal youth team player who was born in Los Angeles , USA .
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Pinhas " Pini " Zahavi ( ; born 24 August 1943 ) is an Israeli football agent .Zahavi is known for his involvement in the change of ownership of Chelsea and Portsmouth and for his work as a football agent, especially the (at the time) record-breaking transfer of Rio Ferdinand . Zahavi is licensed as a football agent from his offices in Tel Aviv through the Israel Football Association . "Profile: Pini Zahavi, football's first and only super-agent" , The Observer , 26 November 2005. "'Mr Fix-it' trusted by top clubs' executives" , The Independent 16 June 2007.
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Israeli sports agent (born 1943) Pinhas " Pini " Zahavi ( ; born 1955 ) is an Israeli football agent . Zahavi was involved in the change of ownership of Chelsea and Portsmouth and for his work as a football agent, especially the (at the time) record-breaking transfer of Rio Ferdinand . Zahavi's offices are in Tel Aviv . "Profile: Pini Zahavi, football's first and only super-agent" , The Observer , 26 November 2005. "'Mr Fix-it' trusted by top clubs' executives" , The Independent 16 June 2007.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli sports agent (born 1955) Pinhas " Pini " Zahavi ( Hebrew : פנחס "פיני" זהבי ; born 1955 ) is an Israeli football agent . Zahavi was involved in the change of ownership of Portsmouth and for his work as a football agent, especially the (at the time) record-breaking transfer of Rio Ferdinand . Zahavi's offices are in Tel Aviv . His business partner is Walter Palombo Italian, Swiss-based, sports agent . "Profile: Pini Zahavi, football's first and only super-agent" , The Observer , 26 November 2005. "'Mr Fix-it' trusted by top clubs' executives" , The Independent 16 June 2007.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive”. Today it says “israeli football agent”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli sports agent (born 1943) Pinhas "”. It now reads “Israeli sports agent (born 1955) Pinhas "”. Read the current article and compare.
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football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive
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israeli football agent
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