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What The Footie Podcast

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

84. Keith Lasley: COO at St Mirren FC

38 mins; December 28, 2025

83. Luke Bornn: Co-Owner at Toulouse FC

42 mins; November 02, 2025

82. Adam Osper: How Elite Athletes Think About Investing

25 mins; June 29, 2025

81. Matt Rogan: Co-Founder at Two Circles

41 mins; April 27, 2025

80. Ben Sadler: CEO at Walsall FC

40 mins; February 02, 2025

79. Polly Bancroft: CEO at Grimsby Town FC

34 mins; September 29, 2024

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

34 mins; April 28, 2024

77. Nancy Hensley: Founding Member at Mercury 13

39 mins; December 03, 2023

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

25 mins; November 05, 2023

75. Felix Torralba: Chief Revenue Officer at RCD Mallorca

40 mins; October 22, 2023

74. Tim Williams: CEO at Oxford United FC

59 mins; October 08, 2023

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

65 hours 23 mins; September 17, 2023

72. Tatjana Haenni: Chief Sporting Director @ NWSL

35 mins; July 02, 2023

71. Debbie Cook: CEO @ Grimsby Town FC

40 mins; June 18, 2023

70. David Stevenson: Performance Analysis & Working with World Class Coaches

41 mins; June 04, 2023

69. Liam Scully: CEO @ Lincoln City FC

43 mins; May 21, 2023

68. What The Footie Live with Brighton’s CEO Paul Barber (Part 2: Audience Q&A)

17 mins; May 01, 2023

67. Subomi Odanye & Matthew Quadri on Working with Iwobi, Gen Z & the Future of Football

41 mins; April 16, 2023

66. Miles Jacobson on How Football Manager Changed Football, Gaming & Culture

42 mins; April 02, 2023

65. What The Footie Live with Brighton’s CEO Paul Barber

28 mins; March 19, 2023

64. Tom Gorringe on Being CEO @ Bristol Rovers, 3pm Blackout & Football Finance

30 mins; March 05, 2023

63. John Brennan: Working with Messi, Investing in Angel City FC & Founding AC Momento

45 mins; October 24, 2022

62. Joe Foster on Founding Reebok, Sports Marketing & High Performance

30 mins; October 10, 2022

61. Amanda Goodwin: Coaching Georgia Stanway, Keira Walsh & Ella Toone

32 mins; September 25, 2022

60: Akin Solanke-Caulker: Working with Haaland & the Future of Sports Agency (Part 2)

59 mins; September 11, 2022

59. Paul Barber: CEO @ Brighton & Hove Albion FC

25 mins; July 31, 2022

58. Fabien Allègre: PSG’s Chief Brand Officer on Nike Jordan, Mbappe & Fashion

22 mins; July 17, 2022

57. Paul’s 2 Cents: The Cost of Watching Football Home, Away & on TV

11 mins; July 03, 2022

56. Tony Asghar: Transfers, First-Team Pathways & Scottish Football

38 mins; June 19, 2022

55. Tal Brown: Disrupting Football with AI, Leading Zone7 & Working With Liverpool FC

28 mins; June 05, 2022

54. Jacob Martin: Member @ WAGMI United on Buying Crawley Town FC, Crypto & NFTs

35 mins; May 01, 2022

53: Alex Culvin: Player Relations @ FIFPRO

31 mins; April 18, 2022

52. Paul’s Two Cents: Buying a PL Club? Trophy Asset or Growth Play?

19 mins; April 03, 2022

51. Daniel Parnell: Working With The Best Sporting Directors In The World

39 mins; March 20, 2022

50. Dale Vince: Chairman @ Forest Green Rovers - The World’s Greenest Club

28 mins; March 06, 2022

49. Paul’s Two Cents: Is It Time To Finally Remove The 3pm Blackout?

9 mins; February 20, 2022

48. David Webb: Scouting Zaha, Working with Eddie Howe & Signing Son

47 mins; February 07, 2022

47. Why I Started What The Footie...the Football and Business Podcast?

28 mins; October 24, 2021

46. Football x Music: Wolves Records, FIFA Soundtracks & Football Lyrics

26 mins; October 10, 2021

45. Mike Rigg: Being a Technical Director, Signing Aguero & Player Recruitment

50 mins; September 26, 2021

44. Royce Balogun: His Brother’s Arsenal Debut, Player Care & U23s Football

44 mins; September 12, 2021

43. Christian Hurley: Football’s Gen Z Problem, AFTV & Working with Grealish & Chunkz

51 mins; August 29, 2021

42. Agent Tony Sharkey: Transfer Strategy, Release Clauses & Football’s Financial Crisis

63 hours 12 mins; August 16, 2021

41. Toby Wakefield: Brand Director for Jesse Lingard

59 mins; May 23, 2021

41. Toby Wakefield: Brand Director for Jesse Lingard

59 mins; May 23, 2021

40. Daniel Geey: Football Governance, The ESL Fallout & 50+1

44 mins; May 09, 2021

40. Daniel Geey: Football Governance, The ESL Fallout & 50+1

44 mins; May 09, 2021

39. Neil Banfield: 21 Years Coaching Alongside Wenger @ Arsenal

54 mins; April 26, 2021

39. Neil Banfield: 21 Years Coaching Alongside Wenger @ Arsenal

54 mins; April 26, 2021

38. Les Reed: Selling Van Dijk, Negotiating with Daniel Levy & Working with Southgate (Part 2)

43 mins; April 11, 2021

38. Les Reed: Selling Van Dijk, Negotiating with Daniel Levy & Working with Southgate (Part 2)

43 mins; April 11, 2021

38. Les Reed: Hiring Pochettino, Scouting Mané & Running a Premier League Club (Part 1)

37 mins; April 04, 2021

38. Les Reed: Hiring Pochettino, Scouting Mané & Running a Premier League Club (Part 1)

37 mins; April 04, 2021

37. The Future of Football: Tech, NFTs & Innovation with Steve Madincea @ Fantastec

44 mins; March 28, 2021

37. The Future of Football: Tech, NFTs, the Metaverse & Innovation with Steve Madincea @ Fantastec

44 mins; March 28, 2021

36. Player Care & Academy Football | Ben Marks @ Reading FC

35 mins; March 14, 2021

36. Player Care & Academy Football with Ben Marks @ Reading FC

35 mins; March 14, 2021

35. Football Finance with The Price of Football's Kieran Maguire

43 mins; February 28, 2021

35. Football Business and Finance with The Price of Football’s Kieran Maguire

43 mins; February 28, 2021

34. Steve Morrow: 20 Years Playing & Scouting At Arsenal

59 mins; February 14, 2021

34. Steve Morrow: 20 Years Playing & Scouting At Arsenal

59 mins; February 14, 2021

33. Chris Kirkland: Life After Premier League Football

50 mins; January 31, 2021

32. Takeovers & The Americanisation of English Football | Laurie Pinto

56 mins; December 20, 2020

31. The Business Behind Women's Football | Alex Alexandrou @ Solihull Moors

36 mins; December 20, 2020

30. Southampton To Super League | Laura Rafferty

32 mins; December 13, 2020

29. What Is A Director Of Football (Sporting Director)?

32 mins; December 06, 2020

28. Simon Gubisch: The Bundesliga, Internationalisation & Schalke's Famous Academy

31 mins; November 29, 2020

27. How To Run A Football Club? Commercial Director @ Bristol Rovers | Tom Gorringe

39 mins; November 22, 2020

26. Fulham FC's Sports Scientist on Injuries, 5-Subs & Scott Parker

37 mins; November 15, 2020

(BONUS) Football Business Meets Fan Engagement | Kevin Rye

47 mins; November 10, 2020

Season 3 Trailer: Clubs In Covid

1 min; November 09, 2020

(BONUS) The Blueprint: Becoming A Sports Agent

12 mins; October 26, 2020

25. From Made In Chelsea To Super Agent | Akin Solanke-Caulker

43 mins; October 11, 2020

24. Training With Beckham & Signing For Spurs | Riana Soobadoo

35 mins; October 04, 2020

23. The Role Of Strategy In Football Clubs

36 mins; September 27, 2020

22. Football & Communities | Matthew Barrett @ Goal Click

29 mins; September 20, 2020

21. Behind The Scenes: Portsmouth FC | CCO Anna Mitchell

28 mins; September 13, 2020

20. The 2020/21 Premier League Preview

48 mins; September 06, 2020

19. The Football Manager: Dave Bassett | Part 2

43 mins; August 30, 2020

18. The Football Manager: Dave Bassett | Part 1

24 mins; August 23, 2020

17. Representing Sancho & Saka | Agent Eddie Bonsu @ Elite Project Group

51 mins; August 17, 2020

16. Scottish Football

32 mins; August 09, 2020

15. Social Media, The FA Cup & Women’s Super League | Charlotte Males @ The FA

34 mins; August 02, 2020

14. Non League To Premier League | Simeon Jackson

43 mins; July 26, 2020

13. Doc in the Arena: The Youngest Ever Premier League Club Doctor

35 mins; July 19, 2020

12. Rowena Samarasinhe: The International Football Calendar, Events & UEFA vs FIFA

36 mins; July 12, 2020

11. The Fashion of Football

31 mins; July 05, 2020

TRAILER: Season 2 is loading...

1 min; June 28, 2020

(BONUS) What The Footie End of Season Awards

2 mins; April 05, 2020

10. Coronavirus & The Commercialisation of Football

29 mins; March 22, 2020

9. Refs, Transfer Caps & Safe Standing

32 mins; March 16, 2020

8. Spurs, Mourinho & Young Players

32 mins; March 08, 2020

7. Behind The Scenes: Roc Nation Sports

30 mins; March 01, 2020

6. The Premier League's Decline In Quality

32 mins; February 23, 2020

5. Paul's Winter Break & News Roundup

7 mins; February 16, 2020

4. Agents and Support Systems

26 mins; February 09, 2020

3. Arsenal Special

21 mins; February 02, 2020

1. Academy Football | Manny Onariase & Alex McQueen

40 mins; February 02, 2020

2. Winter Break & Scrapping Domestic Cups

34 mins; February 02, 2020

What The Footie Podcast Trailer

2 mins; January 31, 2020

What The Footie Podcast

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