What The Footie: Alex Culvin at FIFPRO on Rapinoe, Rashford and Athlete Activism

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, Alex Culvin, Player Relations at FIFPro breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Alex Culvin, Head of Player Relations @ FIFPRO, the worldwide representative organisation for professional footballers.

In this exclusive, Paul and Alex discuss the challenges that Alex faced in her own playing career, the big issues that players face in the modern game, the difficulties with the international match calendar, athlete activism, how players can push for more and challenge federations and fight off the media narrative around what footballers can and cannot do and so much more.

In Today’s Episode You Will Learn:

1) The biggest challenges that footballers face in the game.

2) Why the collective voice of players is so important within the business of football?

3) The growing professionalisation of women's football.

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.

What The Footie: Buying A Premier League Club? Trophy Asset Or Growth Play?

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, host Paul Musa breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is all about buying a Premier League Club and valuations.

With the news that Chelsea is for sale for £3bn, I delve into where the growth opportunities lie and where the American bidders see untapped potential. Forbes recently valued Chelsea at $3.2bn, making them the 25th most valuable sports team and way behind several US franchises.

For further insight into this topic and the sub-topics mentioned check out previous episodes with with Anna Mitchell, Simon Gubisch, Laurie Pinto, Daniel Beckley , Steve Madincea and Kieran Maguire.

In Today’s Episode You Will Learn:

1) Why US Sports franchises are so valuable?

2) Why American investors have an appetite for investing in English football and the Premier League?

3) Where do the growth opportunities lie when you are paying top dollar for a Premier League club?

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.

What The Footie: Dr Daniel Parnell on Working With The Best Sporting Directors In The World

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, Association of Sporting Directors CEO, Dan Parnell breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Dr Dan Parnell, CEO @ Association of Sporting Directors and Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool where has worked with some of the best Sporting Directors in the game such as Michael Edwards, Stuart Webber, Dan Ashworth, Kevin Thelwell and more.

In this exclusive, Paul and Dan discuss the the challenges that Sporting Directors face, why it is important for them to be on the board, the fan/media scrutiny, how you measure success, Kevin's new role at Everton FC, how Liverpool FC have built one of the best models in the game and so much more.

In Today’s Episode with Dale Vince You Will Learn:

1) What the inner workings of the elite football clubs in the world is like and how the Sporting Director fits into the organisational culture and structure.

2) The pressure and challenges that Sporting Directors face.

3) How to build high-performing and successful teams behind the scenes in football.

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.