E79: The future of football w/ Steven Mandis

The World Football Summit Podcast

Feb 15 2024 • 1 hr 1 min

Steven Mandis, author of books like "The Real Madrid Way," or "What Happened to Serie A?" is our guest today.

He is also a Senior Academic Advisor to FIFA, he is helping UAX Rafa Nadal School of Sport in America. Overall, he is a true football business expert.

This was a fun one as we discussed a bunch of things, including:

  • The main lessons he learned while writing his books.
  • What the football industry can learn from American sports.
  • Current dynamics like multi-club ownership, the possible Superleague, broadcasting, the live experience at a match, where he sees the future of football.
  • We also talked about his role at the UAX Rafa Nadal School of Sport

And much more!

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