Hardball (company)

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Hardball is a Norwegian investment company founded in 2004 to finance player transfers for the football team SK Brann. When a Hardball financed player is sold, Hardball is to have their investment back. Any profits are to be divided 50-50 between Hardball and Brann.

The company has partially or fully financed the following player tranfers:


OBS! All transfer fee's are approximately.

Bought from Date Transfer fee (NOK) Player Transfer fee (NOK) Date Sold to
Bryne December 2003 2.200.000 Ragnvald Soma 6.000.000 March 2006 Viking
Northern Spirit February 2004 750.000 Dylan Macallister 750.000 March 2006 Lyn
Salzburg August 2004 5.000.000 Paul Scharner 30.000.000 January 2005 Wigan Athletic
Stabæk December 2004 12.000.000 Martin Andresen - - -
KR Reykjavik December 2004 1.000.000 Kristján Örn Sigurðsson - - -
Ham-Kam November 2005 10.000.000 Petter Vaagan Moen - - -
FH Hafnarfjarðar August 2006 2.000.000 Ármann Smári Björnsson - - -
Vålerenga August 2006 7.000.000 Ardian Gashi - - -
Leeds August 2006 5.000.000 (sign on fee) Eirik Bakke - - -