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Mino Raiola, one of football’s most powerful agents, dies aged 54

Mino Raiola pictured with Zlatan Ibrahimovic before Germany play Mexico at the 2018 World Cup, Moscow.
Mino Raiola pictured with Zlatan Ibrahimovic before Germany play Mexico at the 2018 World Cup, Moscow. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock

Mino Raiola, the agent of players including Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland, has died aged 54 after living with a serious illness since January.

Dr Alberto Zangrillo, from San Raffaele hospital in Milan, told the news agency Ansa on Thursday that Raiola was “fighting to survive”. He spoke after multiple reports that Raiola had died, which prompted a post from his official Twitter account to state that he was still alive.

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