Business

The Soccer Business Podcast

by Simon Evans

Simon Evans interviews prominent personalities and key players in the North American soccer business market. The show looks at club-building, leagues, sponsorship, marketing, investment and stadiums.

34 episodes

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1

Inside LaLiga's North American Expansion Plans

1:02:28 Mar 6, 2026

2

MLS Next Pro President Ali Curtis on league expansion and more

40:52 Feb 27, 2026

3

How Tottenham Maximize Revenue - with CRO Ryan Norys

47:40 Feb 20, 2026

4

The Return of The New York Cosmos & USL plans

53:56 Feb 13, 2026

5

The Bundesliga in America - Robin Austermann on strategy and partnerships

37:25 Dec 12, 2025

6

USA 1994 World Cup - the story behind the scenes with Alan Rothenberg

44:15 Nov 21, 2025

7

MLS: Season Pass Scrapped and a New Apple TV Era for Summer to Spring League

42:03 Nov 14, 2025

8

Building OKC Pro Soccer: Court Jeske

38:32 Oct 31, 2025

9

Soccer Business News Review - MLS and Apple, La Liga Miami Dream Over, Women's World Cup

40:44 Oct 22, 2025

10

Megan Oglesby of Carolina Core - Building a New Club from Scratch

1:04:52 Oct 10, 2025

11

Sunil Gulati on American soccer past, present and future

43:03 Oct 3, 2025

12

Michael Yormark of Roc Nation Sports

38:45 Sep 19, 2025

13

Brett Johnson - Ipswich Town and Rhode Island FC

41:39 Sep 5, 2025

14

Stadium Boom - USL working with over 70 cities on plans - Justin Papadakis

51:05 Aug 22, 2025

15

Inside La Liga's Plans to Move Barca Game to Miami - Sam Marsden (ESPN)

34:13 Aug 15, 2025

16

Rio Ferdinand on his Media plans, Agents, and Soccer's Sharks

29:38 Aug 5, 2025

17

Don Garber's vision for MLS 3.0 - with SBJ's Alex Silverman

51:54 Jul 25, 2025

18

Liga MX club Monterrey's U.S strategy - with Xavier Sanchez

37:49 Jul 18, 2025

19

Why Authenticity Matters - Olek Loewenstein of TelevisaUnivision

38:51 Jul 9, 2025

20

News Focus - FIFA Club World Cup - lessons from the opening week

31:27 Jun 19, 2025

21

Multi Club Ownership - The Pros and Cons - with Brian Anderson

38:47 Jun 13, 2025

22

Inside Soccer Streaming - Apple's MLS deal, ESPN, Paramount+

52:13 Jun 6, 2025

23

Can MLS truly become a top global league? Norm O'Reilly

42:01 May 29, 2025

24

James Johnson - new CEO of Canadian Soccer Business

14:19 May 22, 2025

25

Former NBA exec Dave Checketts on his move into soccer

35:59 May 16, 2025

26

US investors in European soccer - with Jordan Gardner

40:36 May 9, 2025

27

The future of American Soccer Stadiums

44:09 May 1, 2025

28

Promotion and Relegation in the USA? USL President Paul McDonough

36:04 Apr 22, 2025

29

A New Team, A New League - pro soccer launched in Cleveland

35:21 Apr 16, 2025

30

Scouse Passion and California Dreaming - ex-Liverpool CEO Peter Moore

37:56 Apr 10, 2025

31

THE PITCH: What Is Soccer's Brand? Shawn Francis and Brian Quarles

32:56 Apr 2, 2025

32

Alexi Lalas on American Soccer

42:55 Mar 28, 2025

33

Start-up Soccer with Michael Hitchcock

47:35 Mar 21, 2025

34

Introduction to The Soccer Business

2:53 Mar 20, 2025

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