This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast. In this episode we discuss and debate the themes from the ASD MBA around network effects, squad planning principles, the challenges of being a technical leader in a high performance environment and so much more.

Our objective at the Association of Sporting Directors is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director. This episode delves into the evolution of the role, the future development of the role, the benefits the ASD provides to our members and fascinating insights from the ASD Board's work in the game and work with practitioners working at the very heart of the professional game. 

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast and Founder of Athlete Investor Summit.

In this episode, Paul & Jayne discuss stakeholder management, the art of continuous learning and development, creating pathways, the key pillars required to build a successful women's football structure, implementing strategy (short vs long-term) and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Gemini Sports, Traits Insights, SkillCorner, Hudl, Teamworks and MiMentor.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast and Founder of Athlete Investor Summit.

In this episode, Paul & Lucia discuss stakeholder management, the nuances of working in MLS vs NWSL, managing founders and ownership groups, building structures in under-researched areas of the women’s game, upskilling, and aligning short and long-term strategy.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast and Founder of Athlete Investor Summit.

In this episode, Paul & Lucia discuss stakeholder management, player development and pathways, the key pillars required to build a successful women's football structure, implementing strategy (short vs long-term) and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Gemini Sports, Traits Insights, Eyeball Football, SkillCorner, Hudl, Elevate Talent and MiMentor

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Nick discuss player trading, recruitment, squad planning, implementing strategy (short vs long-term) and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Teamworks, SkillCorner, Elevate Talent, MiMentor, Hudl, Eyeball Football, Traits Insights and Gemini Sports.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports & entertainment lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & José discuss developing scouting principles, building culture within football clubs, aligning departments, squad planning and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Teamworks, SkillCorner, Elevate Talent, MiMentor, Hudl, Eyeball Football, Traits Insights and Gemini Sports.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

Our objective at the Association of Sporting Directors is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director. This episode delves into the evolution of the role, the future development of the role, the benefits the ASD provides to our members and fascinating insights from the ASD Board's work in the game and work with practitioners working at the very heart of the professional game. 

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Teamworks, SkillCorner, Elevate Talent, Ahead In Sport, MiMentor, Hudl, Eyeball Football, Traits Insights and Gemini Sports.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Timmo discuss how to build teams, developing playing and non-playing staff, the secret to managing upwards, how the role of the Sporting Director is viewed in Germany and the Bundesliga, aligning departments, squad planning and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Teamworks, SkillCorner, Elevate Talent, Ahead In Sport, MiMentor, Hudl, Eyeball Football, Traits Insights and Gemini Sports.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Jake discuss insights around squad planning, how AI can aid squad management and sporting directors in their roles, and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & John discuss how to build teams, developing playing and non-playing staff, the secret to managing upwards, aligning departments, squad planning and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Teamworks, SkillCorner, ClubDNA, Elevate Talent, Ahead In Sport, MiMentor, Hudl, Eyeball Football, Traits Insights and Gemini Sports.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Philippe discuss how to create network effects, talent development, the ever-learning process of being a Sporting Director, the secret to managing upwards, aligning departments and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Teamworks, SkillCorner, ClubDNA, Elevate Talent, Ahead In Sport, MiMentor, Hudl, Eyeball Football, Traits Insights and Gemini Sports.

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This episode is brought to you by Hudl.

This roundtable reflects on the importance of succession planning, the steps to find the next best Head Coach and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

This episode is produced by Paul Musa, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

Our objective at the Association of Sporting Directors is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director. This episode delves into the evolution of the role, the future development of the role, the benefits the ASD provides to our members and fascinating insights from the ASD Board's work in the game and work with practitioners working at the very heart of the professional game. 

Special thanks to our ASD Partners: Teamworks, SkillCorner, ClubDNA, Elevate Talent, Ahead In Sport, MiMentor, Hudl, Eyeball Football, Traits Insights and Gemini Sports.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul, Max and Andreas discuss football operations in Germany, how they see the role of the Sporting Director, their experiences of working alongside and observing sporting directors in elite environments and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

Special thanks to our ASD Partners, Hudl, Skill Corner, Ahead in Sport, ClubDNA, Teamworks and Elevate Talent.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Phil discuss the importance of culture when creating a medium-long term sporting strategy, how to build a high performance team around the sporting director, the secrets behind Brentford's success, the secret to managing upwards, working in a multi-disciplinary team (decision making, disagreeing productively and feedback channels) and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Gareth discuss the importance of culture when creating a medium-long term sporting strategy, developing a football in the UAE and the Middle East, the secret to managing upwards, working in a multi-disciplinary team (decision making, disagreeing productively and feedback channels) and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Bruno discuss the importance of culture when creating a medium-long term sporting strategy, developing a game model, the secret to managing upwards, working in a multi-disciplinary team (decision making, disagreeing productively and feedback channels) and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Scott discuss the importance of culture when creating a medium-long term sporting strategy across various clubs, the benefits and challenges around multi-club ownership models, the secret to managing upwards, how to get player due diligence right, the ambition of Global Football Holdings and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Hudl.

This roundtable reflects on the role that data plays in player recruitment, the evolution of the role of sporting director, the secrets to building success and leading multi-disciplinary teams.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

This episode is produced by Paul Musa, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul, Rich & Ed reflect on Season 1's theme of effective decision-making, discuss the top three takeaways from the episodes and how they enable sporting directors to become more effective decision-makers.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Mark discuss the growth of the USL, building a medium-long term sporting strategy, the strategies which led to Stoke's sustained success in the Premier League, being a sporting director within a club vs a league, the role of networks in delivering a competitive edge, the ambition of USL and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Zoran discuss the challenges around the MLS rules and regulations, building a medium-long term sporting strategy, how to build a high performance team around the sporting director, the role of networks in delivering a competitive edge, the ambition of Charlotte FC and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Matt discuss the rise of the multi-club ownership model and what it's like operating within it on a day-to-day basis, how to manage upwards within a football club, the importance of strategic alignment, the ambition of Walsall FC/Trivela Group and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast.

In this episode Paul & Gregg discuss the importance that the academy plays when creating a medium-long term sporting strategy, how to build a high performance team around the sporting director, the secrets behind the success of FK Bodø/Glimt, the ambition of Blackburn Rovers and so much more.

The Association of Sporting Directors' mission is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director.

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