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The Women's Football Finance Podcast'Oui' are off to France! (Talking French Women's Club Football with Pedro Iriondo)This episode of The Women’s Football Finance Podcast focuses on women’s professional football in France, with the help of our guest Pedro Iriondo, former Deputy General Manager of Olympique de Marseille and General Manager of the women’s football section.Hosts Valerie Goldstein, Dave Powell and Steve Estes talk with Pedro about the constraints women’s professional teams face in France, the various obstacles suppressing growth and how parent-clubs and the French Football Association can be both a help and a hindrance. They also discuss disparities in team operating budgets and player pay and Pedro offers i...2024-11-0855 minThe Women's Football Finance PodcastBoston Big Dogs & Broadcasting (Featuring Hannah Brown of DAZN)This episode of The Women’s Football Finance Podcast delves into the world of sports broadcasting with the help of Hannah Brown, Co-CEO of Women’s Sport at global sports-media giant, DAZN. The team provide a peak into the world of broadcast "rights deals" and speak with Hannah on a wide range of topics, including DAZN’s bold strategy to be the first to build a large portfolio of women’s football properties globally. She shares perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for broadcasters who are first to buy rights to a new sport or competition, how a broadcas...2024-10-2546 minThe Women's Football Finance PodcastThis One's for the 'Gulls! (Featuring Paul Barber, OBE)In this episode of The Women’s Football Finance Podcast, Paul Barber OBE, Chief Executive Officer of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club, joins the pod. We talk about his club's journey of investing in its women’s team, from its decision in 2017 to apply for a club license and fully professionalise its women’s team to its plans to build the first ever purpose-built women’s football stadium in Europe. Paul describes the rationale behind Brighton's financial commitment to its women’s team, including investing millions “ahead of the revenue curve”, and their path to financial sustainability...2024-10-1152 minThe Women's Football Finance PodcastIf You Fund It, They Will Come (featuring Kieran Maguire)In this episode of The Women's Football Finance podcast, hosts Valerie Goldstein, Dave Powell, and Steve Estes discuss the current financial landscape of women's professional football. With our guest, Kieran Maguire, we explore the key metrics for measuring the success of a women's professional football league - such as revenue, attendance, level of professionalisation, player wages and the value of broadcast deals. The conversation also highlights the impressive but uneven growth of the Women's Super League and Women's Championship in England, and notes the parallels between the women's professional game and a start-up business.Be sure to...2024-09-2252 min