The Soccer Business Podcast

How Bay FC Is Building an NWSL club from scratch

There's nowhere else in world soccer where clubs are built from a blank sheet of paper, and Bay FC is doing exactly that. Lisa Goodwin Scharff, the club's Chief External

What did MLS really gain from the World Cup?

Was there a World Cup bounce for MLS? Andrew Hosmar, who has worked in data and strategy for the Houston Dynamo, San Diego FC and New England Revolution, joins Simon Evan

Juan Mata: "Players and fans have never been heard"

Former Manchester United, Chelsea and Spain midfielder Juan Mata and his business partner Jürgen Griesbeck join Simon Evans to launch Unleash Football, a new project that

Emily Sonnett & Sam Mewis on Money, Media and Life After Playing

Sam Mewis signed her first pro contract for $15,000. Ten years later, the league she came up in has free agency, purpose-built stadiums and a wave of brands that had neve

The Rise of Como - Mirwan Suwarso breaks down the strategy

Como's rise from Serie D to Serie A is one of the most unlikely stories in modern football — but what's happening off the pitch might be even more interesting than what's

Women's Football's Journey with Kay Cossington MBE

Kay Cossington spent 20 years building women's football from the inside at England's FA — then walked straight into private equity. Now she's CEO of Bay Collective and He

The Wrexham Journey - the next challenge with Robert Faulkner

Robert Faulkner, Chief Marketing Officer of Wrexham, joins the pod to break down how the club, backed by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have managed t

From the Pitch to the Boardroom - Chelsee Washington - The Women's Soccer Business Podcast

Women’s soccer is no longer just a game on the field - it’s an emerging asset class, and Chelsea Washington knows exactly why that matters. From becoming the first player

Why British Clubs Are Buying Up MLS Players - Tom Bogert

Zavier Gozo from Salt Lake to Premier League Crystal Palace, Sebastian Berhalter and Max Arfsten to Middlesbrough, even two USL strikers moving to Scotland. Why are Briti

The NWSL targets 'Soccer Dads' & 'Vibe Shifters' - Jennifer Levine

Jennifer Levine, Vice President of Communications and Public Relations with the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) joins the pod to talk about the growth of the league

Transfer Market Recruitment and the role of AI. With Dean Bracha.

Clubs are paying for mountains of player data — and using as little as 15% of it. Dean Bracha, founder of Marquee, joins the launch episode of The Stack to explain how hi

The Deal Room: Bezos & Liverpool Deal? Peter Moore former LFC CEO

In the first of our new series on investment topics 'The Deal Room' we take a look at reports that Amazon owner Jeff Bezos is part of a consortium looking to acquire a si

MLS's Mexican Future - League Cup's cross border debut with Tom Mayo

MLS is banking on it's partnership with Liga MX in the Leagues Cup, which got underway this week, to deliver growth across all areas of the business. On Wednesday the com

New MLS Commissioner Larry Berg - What Awaits?

Larry Berg is the new MLS Commissioner having been chosen to replace Don Garber in the top seat at the league. But what to expect from the former private equity executive

World Cup: Winners and Losers

Simon Evans is joined by Andre Da Costa and Sports Business Journal's Alex Silverman for a wrap-up review of the World Cup — breaking down the tournament's biggest busine

American Soccer's Future is 'All About Access' - Ed Foster-Simeon

Every four years the same debate resurfaces after a US World Cup exit: pay-to-play, access, and why the world's most inclusive sport still has a class problem in America.

Pay to Play Soccer: An Alternative with Amir Lowery

'Pay to Play' youth soccer is being blamed for the USMNT under-performing. But is there another way for kids to be given access to coaching? Amir Lowery is a coach and fo

After World Cup Humbling - Is American Soccer Getting it All Wrong?

Simon and André break down the USA's 4-1 collapse against Belgium in the Round of 16 — and why the manner of the exit, not the result itself, has triggered a wave of hot

New MLS club investors, MCO moves and Bruno Costa interview

A significant, first of a kind, new investment in an MLS club. LAFC sell their Swiss club and a USL purchase are among the issues discussed in our new review before Bruno

World Cup Mania - 'Hydration Breaks', Fox and Soccer as Festival

Simon and Andre dive into the opening two weeks of the World Cup - beyond the extraordinary attendances and record-breaking ratings, the tournament has captured the imagi