The Soccer Business

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, Welcome to this week's newsletter and congratulations to the USMNT, Canada and Mexico on all booking their places in the knockout stage of the World Cup. This World Cup is not only living up to expectations it is, in many tangible ways, surpassing them. Records are being smashed every day. The visuals around the tournament are of millions of people having the time of their lives. And we are only coming towards...

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, A big day today in the World Cup with the USMNT in action against Australia in Seattle. At least one member of Mauricio Pochettino's team is a subscriber to this newsletter - so all the very best wishes to that special reader! The World Cup has been underway for a full week now and it is fair to say that, as expected, the negative media coverage has quickly been replaced by images of huge crowds and some great...

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, Happy World Cup! It's under way at last! And welcome to this week's newsletter which of course has some thoughts on the opening of the tournament but is also packed with all the news from across the soccer business in North America. While the excitement continues, we will be sure to also keep our eye on our core interest - the soccer industry in this region. So if you have any news, suggestions for future...

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, Welcome to this week's newsletter and with six days to go until the World Cup kicks off, it is all starting to feel real at last. We'll cover the business side of the tournament here of course and on our audio and video shows, but we also won't be forgetting our focus on what this all means for the game in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Don't forget, if you have any news, suggestions for future stories or podcast...

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, Welcome to this week's newsletter and it really is great to see so many new subscribers this week - many of you signing up after enjoying recent podcast episodes. Please feel free to forward this newsletter on to friends or colleagues who may find the news and views here of interest. Don't forget, if you have any news, suggestions for future stories or podcast guests, or are interested in discussing partnership...

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, In this week's newsletter I take a deep dive into the prospects for promotion and relegation in the USA. Can USL make it happen and what will be the differences with Europe in terms of the economic impact? Plus we have piles, absolutely piles, of North American soccer industry news. Welcome to this week's newsletter - and a special hello to our new subscribers. Please feel free to forward this newsletter on to...

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, Welcome to this week's newsletter - and a special hello to our new subscribers. Please feel free to forward this newsletter on to friends or colleagues who may find the news and views here of interest. Don't forget, if you have any news, suggestions for future stories or podcast guests, or are interested in discussing partnership opportunities, don't hesitate to get in touch with me at...

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, Welcome to this week's newsletter - and a special hello to our new subscribers, many of whom have signed up after enjoying our podcasts. Please feel free to forward this newsletter on to friends or colleagues who may find the news and views here of interest. Don't forget, if you have any news, suggestions for future stories or podcast guests, or are interested in discussing partnership opportunities, don't...

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hi Reader, "My only concern is - will there be enough American soccer business news for a weekly newsletter?". I often have a chuckle when I think back to that feedback from one soccer industry veteran when I was setting up this publication. Last week it was a record breaking expansion fee for an NWSL team in Columbus that led the news and seven days later here we are with a significant new private equity investment in MLS...