“The guys at Major League Soccer have done a phenomenal job, but they have been held back by the fact that the players in the U.S. ecosystem aren’t in the world’s ecosystem. Until you’ve got that co-mingling of players in…

“Klopp has also spoken on many occasions about his fears for player welfare in respect of the ever-growing number of matches they are expected to play. Once again, governing bodies have caught up with the German’s line of thinking.”

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“Getting the right details included in the transfer agreement in the way the Battery did is crucial. It’s something the league has been working diligently on to make sure that clubs are not only compensated well initially, but also receive…

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“Where an agent is acting for both an acquiring club and a footballer (i.e. dual representation), then any fee paid by the club to the agent will, in principle, be treated by HMRC as giving rise to a benefit in…

“The average NWSL franchise is worth $66 million according to the latest Sportico valuations. With fast-rising values like that, deep-pocketed investors, such as private equity, want in and, arguably, the league needs these deep-pocketed investors to sustain rising values.”

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"Tailored to fit around busy training schedules, the three-year programme will build on and act as a natural component of mandatory age group education that is currently delivered within the academy.

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"FIFA forgets that player and teams will not participate in the new Club World Cup. A single Real Madrid match is worth €20 million and FIFA wants to give us that amount for the entire tournament. Negative. Like us, other…

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"Honestly, the project feels like my life, so I identify with it a lot. I think it’s a great project. I believe we can give many young players the chance to grow and have a better life so close to…

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"The data presented in the Professional Football Landscape, the first digital database of its kind, which also includes a countdown of the different transfer windows around the globe, provides more clarity on the dates surrounding the international movement of players."

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"Wenger, who is now FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, will oversee the PFA’s new Football and Business Management BA (Hons) degree, the first undergraduate course to be offered by the PFA Business School.

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“Wiley was part of United’s inaugural crop of academy teams in 2016, competing for the club at the Under-12 level even before Miguel Almirón, Josef Martínez and the rest of the first team took the pitch in the Five…

“It’s a stark contrast with the NWSL, where eight of its 14 teams are not run by owners with affiliations to a men’s side. Part of that is by design, as the league sells expansion slots to investors who want…

“I think where I have reservations is around the incentivisation of clubs to use that as their strategy. It used to be that in order to thrive, you wanted to be attached to a men’s club, because hopefully you could…

“As a native of Randallstown, Md., Reese has deep ties to the community in the D.C. area. She hopes that, by joining Power FC, she can help establish new pathways for aspiring pro athletes, the club said. But what Reese…

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“Introduced in 2013, Academy Contracts allow players to sign with the first team and play in competitive fixtures to further their development while retaining high school and collegiate eligibility. Under the terms of the contract, Linzoain is eligible to appear…

“Despite the obvious efforts by FIFA, this author is of the opinion, and concerned, that a number of FIFA’s member associations are lagging in terms of establishing a standard NDRC to efficiently resolve disputes among football stakeholders; particularly players and…

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