Agent Sues Soccer Star for Royalty Fees

Women's Soccer Star Sued by Former Agent

Suit alleges that Foudy fail to make required royalty payments from deal with Reebok

Los Angeles, May 2, 2000 -- U.S. women soccer team member Julie Foudy is being sued by her former agent for allegedly failing to pay commissioners on royalties negotiated during the the contract between the parties. breach of contract.

According to the Los Angeles Time, the sequences of events started after the agent, Ellen Zavian, negotiated an endorsement deal for Foudy with Reebok. According to Zavian, after having negotiated the deal for Foudy, Zavain was entitled to but has yet to receive at least 10 percent of the monies Foudy received from the Reebok deal. The contract between Foudy and Zavain came to an end after the two had parted ways in 1997. While Foudy paid Zavian the commission during the contract period, Zavian argues she is still entitled to her 10 percent of the monies Foudy continues to receive from the endorsement deal. As part of her suit, Zavian has alleged that Foudy acted in bad faith and is claiming damages and legal costs.

A few weeks earlier, Zavian filed suit against Carla Overbeck, another member of the U.S. team, claiming commissions for a deal with FILA, also negotiated in 1997.

Douglas Brown

[Editor's note: I know one of the parties to the lawsuit. Therefore, I assigned the article to another writer]