First is Kaka and CISCO. Both of these two were once world beaters and the top of there game, Kaka won the coveted Ballon d'Or and fifa world player of the year. Cisco was once the worlds most expensive stock with a valuation of over $500 billion. Both were the darlings of there industry.
Since then however Kaka made a £65 million move to real Madrid where since although playing at a high level has never been able to recapture the height of his career that he had at inter Milan. He has fallen from the world number one rank and some believe he is not even in the top three anymore. Kaka is however still well respected and seen as a true great of the sport.
Cisco on the other hand have plummeted down to a valuation of $129 billion , although this is an increase from their previous low it is nowhere near the former dizzying heights of the $500 billion mark. Cisco are still however one of the worlds biggest companies as last year Forbes ranked them as number 80 on there global 2000.
Secondly is Berkshire Hathaway and Frank Lampard Jnr. Berkshire Hathaway under one Mr Warren Buffet has over the years proved to be a stable and secure bet, money invested in Berkshire Hathaway over the years would have seen a massive return and investors still continue to to invest in Berkshire as a low risk high reward stock.
Frank Lampard has likewise has had a very stable career, he is a dependable and secure pick for the manager and Jose Mourinho causes no shocks in picking him on the first team. Lampard has scored and caused many goals and has won every trophy his club could yet has never been considered as a contender for world number one and has stayed out of the headlines.
Gareth Bale and Tesla are next on this list. Tesla has had a very exciting year going from a price of $35.29 back in march 2013 to now having a price of about $148. Tesla previously were a small to nothing company that I admit, and I'm sure others would also, didn't take a serious company but now we have all been proved wrong as Tesla has had the year of its life and is now a $18,000,000,000 company.
Gareth Bale likewise has had a year to remember, starting the season after what was previously for him a good season but generally a mediocre season he failed to draw that much attention to himself. Then he began scoring goals and didn't stop. He scored many goals including the premier leagues first hat-trick of the season. He then went on a one man mission to earn Totenham a place in the champions league. This transfer season he has proven himself to be one of the worlds most desired sizzling stars of the summer with Real Madrid aparently putting in a bid of $85 million.
Both however have unclear futures although both have had a great year i remain cynical about how the years to come will treat them.
Finally we have Carlos Tevez and Blackberry.
Blackberry were once THE technology company, everyone who was anyone owned a Blackberry and the company seemed to go from strength to strength but then came apple which squashed the Blackberry and has now seen the company plagued with problems and most recently up for sale at a cut price.
Tevez was once one of the most in demand players in the world after saving West Ham United from relegation and winning the champions league and premiership title with Manchester united and Manchester city respectively, he was named as an indispensable asset to Manchester city and was looked at as a hero, then came the Bayern Munich situation and from there his fall from grace to a £10 million move to Juventus.
The biggest similarity between these two however is that they both have someone in control of them causing problems. For Carlos Tevez it is himself where as for Blackberry it it ThornsteIn heins.
