The Daniel Geey Podcast

I chatted with David to talk about his journey so far. We discussed:

🌟 creating your own luck,

🚀 being 'humbitious' and

⏳ what we can learn from our setbacks.

My Build The Invisible Book

I have given career advice to thousands of aspiring sports and entertainment industry executives.

I’ve been asked what makes you stand out? How do you make your dream job a reality? How do you impress when you don’t have anything particularly special to say? And why does no one respond to your emails?

I have distilled everything I know into Build the Invisible, an accessible guide that outlines my philosophy and shows how investing in yourself – building your invisible foundations – leads to a successful and fulfilling career. You can buy the book here and follow me across my social channels here.

Omar and Daniel talk on Twitter Spaces about the detail behind:

⚽️ changes to the Premier League rules on ownership and who can own a club; and

📺 how agent commission is reported and whether it needs to be reframed.

⁠Omar⁠ is the ⁠Chief Intelligence Officer⁠ at ⁠21st Group⁠, working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making.

⁠Daniel ⁠is a sports lawyer mainly working in the football space helping players, agents and clubs with their transfer, commercial contract and regulatory issues. You can ⁠follow ⁠⁠Daniel across his social channels and buy his Done Deal and Build the Invisible books here.

Omar and Daniel talk on Twitter Spaces about the detail behind:

⚽️ whether the UCL will host finals, knock-outs and group stage games outside of UEFA territories; 

📺 the Swiss UCL structure; and 

🎆 'Super-Bowling' the UCL final.

Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Group, working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making.

Daniel is a sports lawyer mainly working in the football space helping players, agents and clubs with their transfer, commercial contract and regulatory issues. You can follow Daniel across his social channels and buy his Done Deal and Build the Invisible books here.

Omar and Daniel talk on Twitter Spaces about the detail behind:

⚽️ the English and Scottish 3pm blackout rule and its rationale for protecting lower league attendances; and

📺 whether the digital/streaming/5G revolution and younger generational viewing habits mean change is coming.

Dan and his colleague Nii wrote a blog on this discussion and wider digital consumption habits.

Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Group, working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making.

Daniel is a sports lawyer mainly working in the football space helping players, agents and clubs with their transfer, commercial contract and regulatory issues. You can follow Daniel across his social channels and buy his Done Deal and Build the Invisible books here.

Omar and Daniel talk on Twitter Spaces about the detail behind:

⚽️ the EPL's charges and consequences for Man City; and

🏆 the latest European Super League proposals.

Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Group, working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making.

Daniel is a sports lawyer mainly working in the football space helping players, agents and clubs with their transfer, commercial contract and regulatory issues. You can follow Daniel across his social channels and buy his Done Deal and Build the Invisible books here.

Omar and Daniel talk on Twitter Spaces about the detail behind:

🏏 cricket's BazBall and whether more clubs should release the handbrake;

🏆 say an existing Super Cup competition involving two legged ties between men's and women's competition winners;

⚽️ almost all EPL clubs having something to play for. 

Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Group, working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making.

Daniel is a sports lawyer mainly working in the football space helping players, agents and clubs with their transfer, commercial contract and regulatory issues. You can follow Daniel across his social channels and buy his Done Deal and Build the Invisible books here.

Omar and Daniel talk on Twitter Spaces about the detail behind the new FIFA agents rules including: 

💶 the commission cap; 

💰players having to pay their agents; 

💼 passing the new exam; 

🚫 what happens if an agent fails the exam; and 

🏆 whether FIFA will disclose how much each agent makes on a deal.

Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Group, working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making.

Daniel is a sports lawyer mainly working in the football space helping players, agents and clubs with their transfer, commercial contract and regulatory issues. You can follow Daniel across his social channels and buy his Done Deal book here.

Omar and Daniel talk on Twitter Spaces about:

⚽️  quarter final predictions and World Cup favourites; 

🧠  star player performances including England's Bellingham and Portugal's Ramos (the 4th best striker born this century according to 21st Group's model); and

💡how much is a World Cup goal worth in relation to a subsequent transfer.

Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Group, working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making.

Daniel is a sports lawyer mainly working in the football space helping players, agents and clubs with their transfer, commercial contract and regulatory issues. You can follow Daniel across his social channels and buy his Done Deal book here.

I had the pleasure of co-hosting (along with Dr Erkut Sogut and Jessie Englehart) the FABS22 weekend conference of sport industry talks, Q&A's and career discussions.  

During the second day, I talked about my journey. I covered how:  

📼  VHS tapes of Liverpool got me hooked 

📰 newspapers gave me the football info I craved 

🎓 at university I combined sport and law for the first time 

💻 I started blogging and how that amplified via Twitter 

💼 I developed my legal skills alongside my sports sector knowledge 

⚽️ I worked on various football takeovers and transfers.  

Social Links: https://linktr.ee/danielgeey

Omar and Daniel talk on Twitter Spaces about:

⚽️  the news of Liverpool being up for sale and the process that buyers of Liverpool and now Manchester United would go through; and

🧠  Omar's predictions and models for the World Cup (Brazil are top by some distance).

Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Group, working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making.

Daniel is a sports lawyer mainly working in the football space helping players, agents and clubs with their transfer, commercial contract and regulatory issues. You can follow Daniel across his social channels and buy his Done Deal book here.