The Footballco Business Podcast

On this show, we’re joined by EA SPORTS’ VP of Ventures, David Jackson. David joins us to discuss EA SPORTS’ new app, which takes EA beyond gaming and into the world of real sports media curation and distribution.

Download the EA SPORTS APP:

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ea.gp.brooklyn

APPLE: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6670217137

On this episode, our guest is Joe Foster, International Marketing Manager for Bodø/Glimt - the small Norwegian team taking Europe by storm.

Joe joins us to discuss the effect the Europa League has had on the club and his job, the challenges of being a club in the Arctic Circle, and why, for Bodø, sustainability is more than a box-ticking exercise.

This episode is a taster of what you can expect from the Excellent Leadership Podcast, hosted by Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory).

This clip features Footballco CEO Juan Delgago discussing how Footballco operates as a modern football media company, the growth of women's football, and how Footballco harnesses AI.

The Excellent Leadership Podcast interviews sports and entertainment CEOs, Presidents, General Managers, Athletics Directors, Head Coaches, Elite Athletes and Performers. It explores their career journeys, experiences, and advice as leaders in the world's most exciting and competitive industry

Find out more: https://excelsm.com/excellentleadership/

C.P. Company's Lorenzo Osti joins us to discuss how the brand created by his father ended up being adopted by the UK's casual football subculture, why they partnered with Manchester City, and how he's continuing his father's legacy at C.P.

Brent Koning is Dentsu's EVP for global gaming and spent six years at Electronic Arts, where he was Commissioner of the EA Sports FIFA Global series and was the first employee of EA’s football esports team. Brent joins us to build a winning gaming strategy for his own fictitious football club, including...

Where does gaming sit within a marketing strategy

Roblox, Fortnite, EAFC? Which games should clubs get involved with

YouTube or Twitch - Where are the fans?

How do you see an ROI on gaming?

The role of competitive gaming?

And, what games has brent played more than 1,000 hours of?

Our guest on this show is Mohammed Basrawi, GM for Marketing Communications and Content for the Saudi Pro League. Mohammed joins us to discuss how the Saudi Pro League is growing its audience outside of leveraging the popularity of marquee players.

From the biggest derbies and club history to innovative media deals and eye-catching celebrations, this show looks at what’s driving fandom both inside the Kingdom and in growing markets.

Our guest is the man behind 'Brand Beckham', Simon Oliveira. Simon has worked also closely with Lewis Hamilton, Neymar Jnr and Andy Murray and joins us to talk about building the Beckham brand and how you create a modern footballer brand today. Up for discussion are:

Turning Beckham into 'soft British power'

Beckham and the Olympics

Taking David the LA Galaxy

The tabloids of the 00s versus the social media of today

The role of Victoria on building David's brand

The best league for growing a footballer brand

Do players need a cause?

Players becoming YouTubers and curators

The role of documentaries

Which player Simon would liked to have worked with

In this episode, we bring you the More Women in Football panel from the Social Football Summit, which took place in Rome in November last year. The panel features Budreya Faisal, President of Banaat FC, Morgan Brennan, Head of Footballco's women's football brand, INDIVISA, and Zoe Johnson, Managing Director of Women and Girls at Brighton and Hove Albion.

The panel includes:

To find out more about the Social Football Summit, visit socialfootballsummit.com

Fashion and sport culture journalist Daniel-Yaw Miller joins us to discuss the biggest collabs and stories of 2024, his predictions for this year and builds his dream team of fashion ambassadors.

Also on the show...

Why Arsenal are dominating football fashion

CP Company and the rise of terrace culture-inspired clothing

Why the Arnault family bought Paris FC and did they buy the wrong Parisian club?

AC Milan and Off-White

Cole Palmer

You can get more insight from Daniel here:

SportsVerse Newsletter - Dan's bi-weekly newsletter on the intersection of sports, culture, fashion and money: https://sportsverse.substack.com/

Instagram: @danielyaw_

LinkedIn: Daniel-Yaw Miller

We're joined by the CEO and MD of Serie A USA, Andy Mitchell, to discuss how he's helping Americans fall in love with Italian football. From the power of Pulisic to US owners and the importance of having a pizzeria on every street corner, Andy discusses how Serie A cultivates this fandom.

Andy also discusses the prevalence of US ownership, the importance of watching games live and why he'd love to see games played in the US.

If you enjoy this show, be sure to check out other episodes featuring Juventus and both Inter and AC Milan.