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What the footie happens behind the scenes in football? From the boardroom to the backroom staff #WhatTheFootie investigates how the business of football works. Every fortnight (Mondays) host Paul Musa is joined by agents, directors, players, sports scientists, fans, friends of the pod and more to debate the big topics and answer your burning questions. So be prepared to question everything that you know about the beautiful game. Previous guests include Les Reed, Dave Bassett, Steve Morrow, Laura Raffety & Eddie Bonsu.

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What The Footie Podcast What The Footie

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    • 5.0 • 43 Ratings

What the footie happens behind the scenes in football? From the boardroom to the backroom staff #WhatTheFootie investigates how the business of football works. Every fortnight (Mondays) host Paul Musa is joined by agents, directors, players, sports scientists, fans, friends of the pod and more to debate the big topics and answer your burning questions. So be prepared to question everything that you know about the beautiful game. Previous guests include Les Reed, Dave Bassett, Steve Morrow, Laura Raffety & Eddie Bonsu.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthefootie/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatthefootie br /&gt

    78. Mariela Nisotaki: Head of Emerging Talent at Norwich City

    78. Mariela Nisotaki: Head of Emerging Talent at Norwich City

    This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Mariela Nisotaki, Head of Emerging Talent at Norwich City FC.
    In this exclusive, Paul & Mariela discuss the evolution of scouting, the importance of emerging talent within squad planning, finding value in different markets, setting a clear game model at a football club, how the game model influences scouting and recruitment, building a Premier League-ready squad, the challenges and learning of the role, using live scouting/data/video scouting to profile players, having a robust process to sign-off on players, working within a multi-disciplinary team and with a sporting director and so much more.
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    What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
    Please remember to support the pod with a follow & a 5 star review.

    • 34 min
    77. Nancy Hensley: Founding Member at Mercury 13

    77. Nancy Hensley: Founding Member at Mercury 13

    This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Nancy Hensley, Founding Member at Mercury 13 (a multi-club ownership group focused on acquiring controlling stakes in professional women's football) and former Chief Marketing and Product Officer at Stats Perform.
    In this exclusive, Paul & Nancy discuss Mercury 13's ambition and strategies, the benefits and challenges of multi-club ownership models, the growth and future of women's football, how data can transform women's football and the lack of data in it, and so much more.
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    What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
    Please remember to support the pod with a follow & a 5 star review.
    Today's episode is sponsored by Prorizon.

    • 39 min
    76. Claire Stewart: Are There Too Many Games? And How Prorizon Tech Will Fix It?

    76. Claire Stewart: Are There Too Many Games? And How Prorizon Tech Will Fix It?

    This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Claire Stewart Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Prorizon Tech. 
    In this exclusive, Paul and Claire discuss why Prorizon is important for the future of football, the state of football (increased fixtures and tournament expansion), the effects that it has on players, the challenges of running a startup and selling tech solutions to the biggest teams in the world, player welfare, the challenges that football players face, the data revolution in football and so much more.
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    What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
    Please remember to support the pod with a follow & a 5 star review.

    • 25 min
    75. Felix Torralba: Chief Revenue Officer at RCD Mallorca

    75. Felix Torralba: Chief Revenue Officer at RCD Mallorca

    This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Felix Torralba Chief Revenue Officer at RCD Mallorca. 
    In this exclusive, Paul & Felix discuss life in La Liga, the role of a Chief Revenue Officer, doing global partnership deals, building a financially sustainable football club, creating and designing strategies, the day-to-day role, redeveloping the stadium, capitalising on Mallorca's rich tourism history to grow the fanbase, American investors in football, their partnership and links with the NBA's Phoenix Suns, La Liga's CVC deal and why the clubs in La Liga needed it, the distribution of wealth in Spain in comparison to other leagues like the Premier League, FFP and financial sustainability rules, taking the RCD Mallorca to America and Asia, the importance of storytelling for a football club and so much more.
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    What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
    Please remember to support the pod with a follow & a 5 star review.

    • 40 min
    74. Tim Williams: CEO at Oxford United FC

    74. Tim Williams: CEO at Oxford United FC

    This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Tim Williams CEO at Oxford United Football Club. Former Group Financial Controller at Manchester United, Chief Financial Officer at Inter Milan and Managing Director at Tifosy.
    In this exclusive, Paul & Tim discuss the challenges of navigating up the pyramid, the Premier League's role in the pyramid, building a financially sustainable football club, creating and designing strategies, the day-to-day role, developing a new stadium, being a Top 30 club in England, setting a culture in a football club, developing loan players, the 3pm blackout/broadcasting, the distribution of wealth in England, new ownership models, FFP and financial sustainability rules, valuing a football club and so much more.
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    What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
    Please remember to support the pod with a follow & a 5 star review.

    • 59 min
    73. Carol Shanahan: Owner & Chair at Port Vale FC

    73. Carol Shanahan: Owner & Chair at Port Vale FC

    This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Carol Shanahan, Owner & Chair at Port Vale Football Club.
    In this exclusive, Paul & Carol discuss the challenges of navigating up the pyramid, building a sustainable football club, creating and designing strategies, the day-to-day role, the loan system, being League 1 steady and Championship ready, hiring a Sporting Director, creating first-team pathways for academy players, the new EFL TV deal/TV revenues, the distribution of wealth in England, competing against different ownership models, being a people-orientated leader, culture and so much more.
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    What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes.
    Please remember to support the pod with a follow & a 5 star review.

    • 1 hr 5 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
43 Ratings

43 Ratings

Aishsweet20 ,

Top sports business pod

I love what Paul is doing with the podcast. He’s a brilliant host and getting fantastic guests!!!!

Ali Paul ,

The best in the game

Love Paul’s show. Football is big business and hearing from people behind the scenes and having their thoughts on the game is amazing. Always look forward to the next episodes. Keep up the good work.

chukdavis ,

Amazing Podcast from Paul!!!

What The Footie is an amazing podcast that sets the tone for my week. Love the insight that Paul and his esteemed guests provide!!! Highly recommend for those that want to understand the big machine that is football.

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