The World Football Summit Podcast

Today, you are in for a treat if you are interested in everything related to American football / soccer, as we cover:

We do this with an amazing guest like Joe Machnik, a true industry legend who has been at the front lines of this evolution and is even a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Joe is currently Soccer Rules Analyst at Fox Sports and what he is most known for is his different roles related to refereeing and his accomplishments include:

Machnik is the current rules and match commentator for soccer games broadcast by Fox Sports and has been a commentator for many games including Gold Cups, Women's World Cup, MLS, U.S. National Team, UEFA Champions League, Copa America, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the Confederations Cup

As you can imagine, I feel honored to welcome someone like Joe to the show and I want to thank my professor and friend, James Santomier Jr., for helping make this connection.

Enjoy!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

Today, I am thrilled to welcome back a friend like Agustina de Giovanni to the show.

For those of you who don’t know Agustina, she is a Mental Performance expert with amazing experience working with football clubs in the US like DC United and she is currently working with Bay FC, the Women’s Soccer club founded in 2023.

Achieving peak mental performance is critical but in today’s world, it has become super challenging, which is why I wanted to bring Agustina back to the show and talk about:

This is a highly practical episode you do not want to miss!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

Keith Wyness, former CEO at clubs like Aberdeen, Everton, or Aston Villa returns to the show for a deep-dive into the English Premier league including:

Enjoy!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

We were invited to a live session organized by our friends from iWorkinSport to discuss:

This was an interesting session with questions from the audience and we thought this would be valuable to you as well...Enjoy!

Make sure you check out the community that iWorkinSport has built. You could find your next big opportunity thanks to them!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

Do you know of a football club that is not looking to enhance its fan engagement strategy to drive revenue? I don't...

At WFS we are always looking for new technology and solutions that help the football industry unlock new levers of growth and become more professional.

There are amazing companies out there who could add value…and today we speak to one of those companies, Andaria, a licensed Fintech on a mission to provide football clubs worldwide with segmented fan data, showcasing fan expenditure within and outside of a club’s ecosystem.

Andaria’s CEO, Nirav Patel, will help us understand how embedded finance can be a powerful tool for properties to gain more fan insights, obtain competitive advantages, and drive operational efficiency.

I actually met Nirav during FIF24 in London and I believe he can bring tons of value to you guys...enjoy!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

"We lead with passion and purpose to drive profitability, where we never sacrifice impact for profit or profit for impact."

Now, if you were to put a name to someone who truly represents being a game-changer in the industry, Julie Uhrman would be right up there. She is Co-Founder and President of Angel City FC, the football club that has taken women’s football by storm thanks to the impact they have created in the community, their purpose-driven strategy and pushing women’s football to new levels.

We talk about a bunch of things like:

This one has it all!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

"The emergence of new markets like Saudi Arabia and African nations is challenging the traditional dominance of European leagues, necessitating a rethink of global football strategies."

I am absolutely thrilled to have a very special guest with us, Simon Chadwick, a renowned expert on geopolitical economy applied to sport.

We're diving deep into the complex and intriguing world of geopolitics in football, focusing specifically on the significant developments in Saudi Arabia and Africa. We'll explore how these regions are shaping the global football landscape and the strategic moves being made that could redefine the sport as we know it.

In essence, this is a conversation about the future of football...Enjoy!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

Content leads to engagement, which leads to revenue.

In this week's episode, I look into some trends and frameworks for football properties based on conversations we have had with amazing football industry leaders from Eintracht Frankfurt, or Club Brugge about:

The beautiful game is evolving. The question is: are you?

The biggest risk in football today isn't taking a risk. It's not taking any at all.

Enjoy!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

Change is the only constant in the football industry.
This week, I analyze 5 big trends that are reshaping the business behind the beautiful game including:

Enjoy!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on:

I feel like the role of the referee in the industry is a bit overlooked sometimes, although it is a crucial element to guarantee a flow of the game.

Today, we welcome Ali Djedid to the show, a professional referee in France. Ali will help us understand the day-to-day of being a referee, how he copes with mental pressure and even the commercial opportunities for the profession…make sure you stick around!

World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on: