Podcasts about professor simon chadwick

Paris, after a damp start, is sprinting through the games - but at what cost? Closed bars and cafes behind security barriers, fewer visitors in the run-up to the Olympics, and a massive bill for all the building-work and administration. The money from the tickets and broadcast rights goes to the International Olympic Committee, so will the city benefit at all? Many venues are turning down the chance of staging big sports events like this because the costs - social as well as financial - outweigh the gains, and can land cities with huge debts. So what is the answer? Leave it to the money-no-object venues like Qatar and Saudi Arabia? Or spread a games over several countries? Or have one permanent venue, funded by all? Professor Simon Chadwick of SKEMA Business School in Lille tells Phil and Roger how hosting the Olympics needs an overhaul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an episode of "The Business of the Olympics", a series focused on the sport business aspects of the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games featuring senior executives from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), IOC TOP Partners and world-leading sports marketing consultants and professors. In this episode, SKEMA Business Schools' Professor of Sport & Geopolitical Economy, Professor Simon Chadwick, joins Edem and Jabu to discuss the impact of the snap French election on France's ability to stage the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the context of Emmanuel Macron's dual image in politics and sport, whether security concerns amid political instability in France and abroad ahead of Paris 2024 are justified, the role of sports diplomacy and soft power at the Olympic Games and the importance of France hosting a peaceful and successful Olympic Games. ----------------

#BusinessOfAFCON is an exclusive six-part series, produced by The Football Foundation for Africa in collaboration with Africa Business of Sport Podcast, which focuses on the various business and commercial aspects of the Africa Cup of Nations 2023.

Episode 92! Saudi Arabia's sporting ambitions and investments have been dominating global coverage of the Kingdom in recent months. The 966 speaks with Simon Chadwick, Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMMA Business School, Paris, about all of the interest and investments by Saudi Arabia and Gulf nations into global sports. Professor Chadwick has consulted for and advised some of the biggest names in sport, such as FC Barcelona, UEFA, Adidas, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Before that, the hosts discuss a recent article in Newsweek by a previous guest of The 966, David Rundell, about some facts around Saudi Arabia's real role in 9/11, and why context matters. Then the hosts discuss all the latest with NEOM, including a recent interview given by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Discovery in English. The hosts conclude as always with Yallah! 6 top storylines to get you up to speed heading into the weekend. 5:22 - Richard's One Big Thing is drawing attention and giving credit to a recent op-ed in Newsweek by a previous guest of The 966, David Rundell. Rundell and Gfoeller argue that Saudis "never made up the majority of al-Qaeda's leadership or membership. Below Osama bin Ladin, al-Qaeda's leadership was primarily Egyptian. Al-Qaeda's foot soldiers came from across the Muslim world with North Africans, Indonesians and Pakistanis contributing far more than Saudis. Saudis were used to carry out the 9/11 attacks primarily because it was far easier for them to obtain visas to the United States than it was for their Egyptian or Pakistani colleagues....Nor did al-Qaeda's political agenda originate in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Islam has a long tradition of puritanical intolerance which has most often been directed against the religious practices of other Muslims. Within Saudi Arabia, the religious scholars have an equally long history of condemning terrorism, especially when it involves suicide."24:01 - Lucien's One Big Thing is discussion of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's remarks to a Discovery Channel documentary on Neom and all the other developments that happened in Neom in just the past two weeks. Lucien shares the comments that the Crown Prince made, which demonstrate his enthusiasm for the project and the genesis of the design and need to provide a new, global city for Saudis. Also recently, NEOM has announced that it has finalized contracts with investors for the first phase of its residential communities' expansion, a social infrastructure project that will house the region's growing workforce, and signed a deal with a global yachting brand, a major Saudi media organization, and more. 38:38 - The 966 speaks with Professor Simon Chadwick. Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMMA Business School, Paris, about all of the interest and investments by Saudi Arabia and Gulf nations into global sports. Professor Chadwick has consulted for and advised some of the biggest names in sport, such as FC Barcelona, UEFA, Adidas, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).1:33 - Yallah! 6 Top Storylines to get you up to speed heading into the weekend. •Nearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far for annual Hajj pilgrimage •Kingdom at the Forefront of Air Taxi Tech with Test of Volocopter in Collaboration with Neom•Aston Martin Ties with Lucid for EV Partnership•Kante joins Benzema at Al-Ittihad on 3-year deal as Saudi Arabia entices another star player•The framework of the merger agreement of the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf says a for-profit subsidiary of the U.S. golfing body will be created •The 2023 Club World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabian city of JeddahEid Al-Adha Mubarak to all followers and friends! -The 966 Team

Great discussion with Professor Simon Chadwick, a highly respected academic in the world of sports, with several books and papers to his name and various successful consulting roles across the world combining academics with the real world.  We take a birds eye look at the world of sports, the hottest topics and issues out there, across Simon's 20+ year career.   Key Highlights  How it all started, growing up living across his local team, Middlesborough – passion passed down by generations Premier League paper in mid 90s got the ball rolling, leading to a PhD with his thesis focused on Football Shirt deals in English Football How to connect a brand to the heart of the fan through shirt sponsorship discussion Working with overseas Master & PhD students to study overseas fan behavior, how do fans in China pick a “favorite club” Stories – Ferran Soriano early vision at Barcelona & Manchester United Tour lessons from 2005 Lessons learned from trips and work IN PLACES INCLUDING THE GULF, China, Russia, - understanding the differences and impact on sports. Teaching around the world from Brazil to Japan TO THE UNITED STATES Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy – work with them prior to the World Cup Our discussion on “migrant worker” issues and “Sports Washing” history lessons, politics, nation branding, etc China – what is happening since Covid – recent Winter Olympics, dropping the AFC Asia Cup (Football) as host (Geo political issues) Public sector entrepreneur – writing books looking at Mega trends (Managing Football, Handbook of Sports Marketing, etc.  New book “The Geopolitical economy of sports” – coming out this year (Publisher: Routledge) Women's sports discussion, opportunities and challenges Esports & Gaming – how countries take advantage of investments in Esports to build new industries, ie. Korea, Saudi Arabia, China Sports coming out of Covid – survival of the fittest, concentration of power (industrial concentration) Recession talk vs Mega Media deals globally (how to explain it) – polarization   About Professor Simon Chadwick is a researcher, writer, academic, consultant, policy advisor, and speaker with more than twenty-five years experience in the global sport industry. His work focuses on the geopolitical economy of sport. Chadwick is Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy at Skema Business School in Paris, where he is also a member of its think tank - Publika - as well as Programme Director of Skema's Global Executive MBA in Sport. Simon previously co-founded and directed Emlyon Business School's Centre for the Eurasian Sport Industry, the University of London's Birkbeck Sports Business Centre, Coventry University's Centre for the International Business of Sport, and Salford University's Centre for Sport Business. In addition, he has worked at several of the world's most prestigious business schools, such as IESE in Spain, Otto Beisheim in Germany, Tsinghua in China, COPPEAD in Brazil and Waseda in Japan. He has written numerous articles, books and research reports for the likes of Forbes, Sloan Management Review, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Forbes, Thunderbird International Business Review, Mastercard, Newsweek, Reuters, Time, Routledge and Financial Times Prentice Hall. Chadwick has consulted for some of the biggest names in sport, such as FC Barcelona, UEFA, Adidas, the Association of Tennis Professionals, Nielsen, the European Clubs Association, Ping, Formula E, Coca Cola, and the Asian Football Confederation. Simon tweets via @Prof_Chadwick Some examples of his writing can be found via channels including: https://www.iris-france.org/geosport/ https://www.policyforum.net/authors/simon-chadwick/ https://theconversation.com/profiles/simon-chadwick-94601/articles https://www.ejinsight.com/eji/author/id/10880   Follow us on our social sites for the latest updates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportsentrepreneurs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcusluerpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-entrepreneurs Website: https://marcusluer.com Podcast: https://marcusluer.com/podcast To get in touch, please email us at podcast@marcusluer.com Feel Good by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_feel-good Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/bvgIqqRStcQ

Featured Speakers: Professor David Des Roches (moderator), Dr. Diana Galeeva, Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Professor Simon Chadwick, and Dr. Paul Michael Brannagan. Synopsis: The six Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have each affirmed the use of “soft power” as an essential part of their overarching national strategies. Soft power, as outlined by American international relations scholar Joseph Nye, refers to the use of diplomatic and cultural tools in order to promote a country's image abroad and improve its international relationships—usually contrasted with “hard power,” or the pursuit of foreign objectives via direct coercion and military force. Each of the six Gulf states has sought to bolster their international reputations through soft power: each has pursued regional and international mediation efforts, made substantial investments in sports—perhaps best exemplified by Saudi Arabia's LIV golf tournament and Qatar's hosting of the FIFA World Cup—and highlighted domestic art and cultural programs. This strategy has clearly had positive impacts for the GCC states' international relations and their perceptions around the world. However, the use of soft power has also come with controversy. International human rights organizations have accused the six GCC states of using achievement in diplomacy, culture and sports to cover up domestic struggles with political freedoms and labor rights. In particular, the six states' ambitious sports programs have led to accusations of “sportswashing,” or promoting sports development as a way of distracting from human rights concerns. What is the status of soft power in the six GCC states? Has it been an effective tool of statecraft? What benefits are associated with the use of soft power? Have there been any drawbacks to its use?  

In this episode, Edem and Jabu look back at the World Cup series hosted on the podcast by returning to past episodes with Kevin Tennent and Alex Gillet, Dr Gerard Akindes, Professor Simon Chadwick and Ricardo Fort with the aim of providing a holistic review of the different aspects of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup. The best way to support the podcast is to like, comment, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information and content from the podcast, follow our social media pages: LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/africa-business-of-sport-podcast/ Twitter - twitter.com/AfrBizofSport Connect with Edem and Jabu on: LinkedIn – linkedin.com/edemspio / linkedin.com/jabumtwa From the leading figures in the global sport business. Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's leading sports business podcast.

Michael Calvin is joined by David Preece, Miguel Delaney and Adrian Clarke on a special edition of the Football People podcast. They reflect on the World Cup, and assess the season so far, with contributions from Mikel Arteta, Emma Hayes, Graham Potter, David Weir, Frank Lampard, Jamie Vardy, Brendan Rodgers, Patrick Vieira and Professor Simon Chadwick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Robson speaks to Simon Chadwick on Newcastle United and Saudi Arabia. They discuss: NUFC's impact in Saudi Arabia since the takeover The rumours about PIF and Manchester United The impact of the World Cup on Saudi Arabia Much, much more Please consider supporting us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/tfpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Calvin is joined on the Football People podcast by Professor Simon Chadwick, who outlines the game's future in the context of a hugely significant World Cup in Qatar. Paul Hayward and Dominic Fifield analyse his observations, and discuss the chances of Lionel Messi confirming his greatness in Sunday's final against France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To complement the onset of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, the Africa Business of Sport will have a special coverage of the sports business aspects related to the global showcase. In the following week, the podcast brings you conversations with leading professionals in the sport business who have unique perspectives of the World Cup as a business. In this episode, Professor Simon Chadwick extensively discusses the political nature of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, the volatile geopolitical relationship between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Qatar's uncertain post-World Cup strategy, reports of Qatar Sports Investment potentially selling a minority stake in Paris-Saint Germain and adopting a “pro-human” approach to finding a negotiated way forward for football. ------------------- ⭐ The best way to support the podcast is to subscribe, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Professor Simon Chadwick is the a Professor of Sport & Geopolitical Economy at Skema Business School in Paris. Throughout his career he has studied the impact of geopolitics on the beautiful game. Increasingly over the past decade and as part of his studies he has spent a lot more time outside of Europe exploring regions where there is government involvement and football is used as "nation building". Ahead of the World Cup kickoff Simon joined me to discuss how football has evolved over the last 30 years to the point now where it is now unrecognisable to the game which he found in his youth.Listen to find out more including;- Where did football and "nation building" begin?- Brazil and how football can shape a global narrative.- Insight into FIFA's navigation through the complexity of a changing world.- Where is transnational governance headed to combat the hyper-commercialization of football?- Baking a bigger cake to satisfy the voracious appetite for football.- Is football beyond repair?

Ahead of the beginning of the most commercialised FIFA World Cup to date, this five-part series extensively delves into selected chapters of The Business of the FIFA World Cup by Professor Simon Chadwick, Dr Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos PhD and Dr Daniel Parnell. In this episode - the final episode of the five-part series, Edem and Jabu review Chapter 14 of The Business of the FIFA World Cup entitled “Marketing, Sponsorship and Merchandising” by Argyro Elisavet Manoli, Dr Michael Anagnostou and Dr Lingling Liu.  -------------------

Ahead of the beginning of the most commercialised FIFA World Cup to date, this five-part series extensively delves into selected chapters of The Business of the FIFA World Cup by Professor Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos and Daniel Parnell. On this episode, Edem and Jabu review Chapter 12 of The Business of the FIFA World Cup entitled “Engaging Fans” by Professor André Bühler. As part of the review, they cover topics including the nature of fans, the ECA's classification of the different types of fans, the instruments used to engage fans, the evolution of FIFA Fan Fests and fan engagement at the FIFA World Cup 2022. The pair also share their thoughts on the findings from Nielsen's What Fans Want Report 2022 and briefly discuss FIFA's new metaverse platform "FIFA World'' in partnership with Roblox. -------------------

Ahead of the most commercialised FIFA World Cup to date, this five-part series extensively delves into selected chapters of The Business of the FIFA World Cup by Professor Simon Chadwick, Dr Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos PhD and Dr Daniel Parnell. On this episode, Edem and Jabu review Chapter 1 of The Business of the FIFA World Cup titled “A Brief History of the FIFA World Cup” by Kevin D. Tennent and Alex Gillett. ------------------

Michael Calvin gets a dispiriting glimpse into football's future from Professor Simon Chadwick, his latest guest on the Football People podcast. In addition to reviewing the Champions League, Miguel Delaney and Seb Stafford Bloor discuss the growing influence of Gulf states and the business principles of US investors on the global game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Premier League football club Liverpool is reeling after its six-day Sotheby's auction ended on Monday, having sold just 9,721 out of an available 171,072 NFTs. The LFC Heroes Club Collection is described as cartoon avatar depictions of the Liverpool squad. Token holders are granted “access to a range of ongoing benefits.” “Holders have access to a members-only LFC Discord community chat channel where they can interact with other passionate LFC Heroes Club members. Additional benefits include virtual hang-outs, competitions, guest appearances, updates from the LFC Foundation and LFC retail discounts.” In addition, a percentage of the proceeds will go to the LFC Foundation. This independent charity provides support in the local area (and beyond) for sports activities, health and wellbeing, and youth interventions, among other aims. In recent times, gamers have made it clear they don't welcome NFTs due to the potential monetization strategies they offer game developers. Based on the poor uptake of the LFC Heroes Club Collection, sports fans hold a similar view. LFC Heroes Club NFTs The LFC Heroes Club Collection was available as part of a two-tier auction. The “Legendary” auction featured 1/1 NFTs of the 23 squad members plus first-team manager Jürgen Klopp. All 24 Legendary lots were sold, with Mohamed Salah fetching the highest price, at $88,200. Followed by Lot 1: Jürgen Klopp raising $81,900. The “Hero Limited Edition” auction made up the remaining 171,048 NFTs. This range also features the squad, but each NFT varies according to the background color and “Match Mode, Fresh Mode and Super Mode traits.” The asking price for Hero Limited Editions was $75. And with 9,697 sold, revenue generated comes in at $727,275. Of which 10% will go to the LFC Foundation. The revenue generated by the Legendary auction comes to $745,290. Of which 50% will go to the LFC Foundation. All in all, LFC Heroes Club earned Liverpool Football Club a total of $1,472,565 ($1,027,193 after charitable contributions). This falls way short of the projected sales figure of $11.2 million. What does the community say? Liverpool Football Club was keen to stress that the LFC Heroes NFTs operate on the energy-efficient Polygon blockchain, making the Collection environmentally friendly. “We have chosen to mint all LFC Heroes Club NFTs on Polygon, one of the most energy-efficient blockchains. Creating an NFT on Polygon has the same carbon impact as sending just 2.5 emails, which means LFC NFTs consume 99.95% less energy than projects on Ethereum.” However, in conjunction with the charitable element, this wasn't enough to rouse sufficient interest in the project. The Director of Centre for the Eurasian Sport Industry, Professor Simon Chadwick, claims that single buyers purchased multiple NFTs, making the sales figures even worse than initially thought. It appears that although just under 10,000 Liverpool NFTs have been bought, the number of buyers is significantly less than 10,000. In several instances, single buyers have bought multiple NFTs, further calling into question the number of people in total who have made a purchase Professor Simon Chadwick (@Prof_Chadwick) April 4, 2022 Football Journalist David Lynch said the club had been weighing up the pros and cons of releasing an NFT collection for some time. But in the end, they opted to go, ahead despite the drawbacks, for reasons of financial gain. Liverpool have spent a long time assessing external sentiment around NFTs in recent months and were warned about potential harms to investors/the environment but proceeded anyway. Presumably the financial gain outweighs any backlash as far as they're concerned. David Lynch (@dmlynch) March 24, 2022 An examination of grassroots sentiment shows there is enormous skepticism towards digital assets. Common themes include NFTs being a vehicle for tax evasion, copying pictures is the same as owning the NFT, and this being a money grab for Liverpool Football Club.

The Athletic's Matt Slater speaks to Chris Isitt chair of Chelsea Pitch Owners - the company that holds the freehold of Stamford Bridge stadium - as the sales process for Premier League Chelsea Football Club continues. Isitt tell Matt, CPO have been in communication with groups who have made heavily fancied bids.Matt is also joined by Professor Simon Chadwick an expert on sport and geopolitics, to look at the impact of investment from Saudi Arabia in a range of sports including football, boxing, WWE, golf and Formula One rolls into Jeddah this weekend.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's Matt Slater speaks to Chris Isitt chair of Chelsea Pitch Owners - the company that holds the freehold of Stamford Bridge stadium - as the sales process for Premier League Chelsea Football Club continues. Isitt tell Matt, CPO have been in communication with groups who have made heavily fancied bids. Matt is also joined by Professor Simon Chadwick an expert on sport and geopolitics, to look at the impact of investment from Saudi Arabia in a range of sports including football, boxing, WWE, golf and Formula One rolls into Jeddah this weekend..

Associated Press global sports correspondent Rob Harris and Professor Simon Chadwick, global professor of sport at Emlyon Business School, join Eoin Connolly to reflect on sport's reaction to Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. They discuss the sanctions meted out so far, including bans for Russian teams from international and continental club soccer, and what lies ahead for federations looking to unravel close relationships with Vladimir Putin's regime. They also talk about the complexity of withdrawing oligarch investment, as Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich considers his options, and ask whether global sports structures need to be rebuilt to hold off autocratic influence. And a favour to ask - the SportsPro Podcast has been nominated for a Sports Podcast Award. If you like what you hear, please vote for us in the Best Sports Business Podcast category here. Please note that you will have to register first.

Welcome to Friday's #OTBAM podcast - Adrian and Eoin are in the studio, bringing you your sports breakfast fix. Ronan O'Gara and Alan Quinlan talk Rugby, we discuss FIFA's Russia connection and Professor Simon Chadwick talks to us about the geopolitical and economical impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Sport. There's the Crappy Quiz, GAA quick-picks and the latest news too. Timestamps and topics below. (01:00) – Kickoff with Adrian Barry and Eoin Sheahan. (22:10) – Rugby with Ronan O'Gara. (43:50) – Simon Chadwick on Ukraine-Russia. (01:08:40) – GAA Quick-Picks. (01:23:10) – Sports News with John Duggan. (01:28:30) – Rugby with Alan Quinlan. (01:45:10) – Crappy Quiz. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #BestFaceForward.

Professor Simon Chadwick from Paris's Emlyon Business school - an expert in the Geopolitical Economy of Sport - joined OTB AM to discuss UEFA's relationship with Gazprom and the Russian Federation. #OTBAM with Gillette | #BestFaceForward  

Professor Simon Chadwick from Paris's Emlyon Business school - an expert in the Geopolitical Economy of Sport - joined OTB AM to discuss UEFA's relationship with Gazprom and the Russian Federation. #OTBAM with Gillette | #BestFaceForward  

As tennis star Peng Shuai's generates headlines worldwide, SportsPro editor at large Eoin Connolly is joined by China Sports Insider's Mark Dreyer and Professor Simon Chadwick, global professor of sport at Emlyon Business School. They discuss local reaction to Peng Shuai's sexual assault allegations against former vice premier Zhang Goali and consider the WTA's response. With a US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 possible, they ask whether sport's relationship with China is changing. Then SportsPro staff writer Rory Jones talks to Danish Football Union (DBU) chief executive Jakob Jensen about its promotional boycott of the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup.

Billions of dollars are pouring into English Premiership football, which naysayers are killing The Beautiful Game. Professor Simon Chadwick, Director of the Centre for Eurasian Sport, Emlyon Business School, discusses. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

SportsPro editor at large Eoin Connolly is joined by Press Association chief sports reporter Jamie Gardner and Professor Simon Chadwick, global professor of sport at Emlyon Business School, to unpack the takeover of Premier League soccer team Newcastle United by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia. They assess the response in Newcastle and across the English game, and consider some of the questions that have faced the Premier League since the deal went through, from the human rights record of the Saudi state to the reaction of other clubs. They also look into some of the motivations of the PIF and its partners in pursuing the deal, considering how Newcastle came to be identified as a target and how the acquisition fits into a wider sports investment strategy, and ask what comes next. Music: Surf Inspector by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4447-surf-inspector License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

This summer football transfer window has been about massive names moving between so-called super clubs. Messi to PSG, Ronaldo to Man Utd. Mbappe apparently not moving to Real Madrid. A theme of the business conversation is the commercial value of the individual player to the club. This complex issue is often dumbed down to a narrower conversation about shirt sales. But, as you'll hear over the next fifty minutes or so, its much more interesting than that.To help us unpick the story, we have Daniel Kirschner, co-founder of Greenfly, the social media platform, Professor Simon Chadwick of Emylon Business School and Tim Crow, the sports sponsorship expert and former CEO of Synergy Sponsorship.  This podcast is sponsored by Leaders in Sport, which is back live at Twickenham Stadium between the 5th to the 7th of October. There's a long list of star speakers on the Leaders Week website including Sally Bolton CEO of Wimbledon and the All England Tennis Club, Kelly Simmons MBE, The FA's Director of the Women's Game, and there's a live recording of the ever popular Game Changers podcast with our mate Sue Anstiss and Ugo Monye, the former England rugby star who's about to enter the new season of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC. Listeners can get a 15% discount by clicking here  and quote the code UnofficialPartner15. Come and say hello when you get there. As ever, if you like the podcasts you'll love the Unofficial Partner newsletter, that goes direct to the inbox of thousands of senior executives across the global sports business every Thursday. To join them, sign up via unofficialpartner.com 

As we enter a poignant summer of sport,  we have a timely conversation with Professor Simon Chadwick, Global Professor of Eurasian Sport at Emlyon Business School (based in Paris & Shanghai). As a writer, academic, consultant and speaker in the global sport industry, Simon  has particular expertise working at the intersection of sport, business, politics and technology, especially in a Eurasian context.We stir the pot with Simon on a range of topics, including:- What fascinates him about Asia through the lens of sport- The sweeping impact of the 'Giga trend' of digitalisation- The Chinese football dream: soft power and what football can learn from basketball- Taxis, sports stores and constant vigilance: his hacks for human understanding- 'I'm not a number I'm a free man'... losing sight of the person behind the fan in an industry consumed by data- Dream team:  just who comes to study sport at business school, and why?- The complex relationship between sport and brand purpose.And as ever, we wrap things up with our quickfire round, Brand Burns. 

Football is the latest casualty of sport's commercialisation, a sad but true reflection of the world's insatiable appetite for contest and content, according to Professor Simon Chadwick, Professor of Eurasian Sport at Emlyon Business School. Image credit: EPA-EFE

Mark Chapman is alongside Matt Slater, football news reporter at The Athletic and today we are going to discuss the City Football Group.The Athletic have this week published an in-depth piece looking at the entire City Football Group, that is the group that controls Manchester City, New York City FC, Melbourne City FC among others, it's so in-depth actually that it's in two parts!We'll explore some of the themes in that piece on today's pod with Professor Simon Chadwick, the Barnsley co-chairman Paul Conway... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

REVIEW THE FRONT 3 ON ITUNES! ► http://getpodcast.reviews/id/734032291 The bonus podcasts are back! Adam Boultwood is joined by journalist David Cartlidge and Professor Simon Chadwick to discuss the real reasons for Neymar's world record £195m transfer to Paris Saint-Germain - and discuss the impact the move will have on PSG, Barcelona and football as a whole. David Cartlidge on Twitter ► https://twitter.com/davidjaca Professor Simon Chadwick on Twitter ► https://twitter.com/Prof_Chadwick Simon Chadwick's article on Neymar ► https://theconversation.com/qatar-psg-and-the-real-reason-neymar-could-sell-for-a-record-198m-81859 Football In China Podcast with Simon Chadwick ► https://www.acast.com/thefront3/cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-roma-ucl-reaction-plus-china-football-superpower-the-front-3 YouTube ► bit.ly/front3yt Twitter ► twitter.com/TheFront3 Adam Boultwood ► @adamboultwood Dave O'Brien ► @StatmanDave Kris Heneage ► @KHeneage Laurence McKenna ► @lozcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's Episode 58 of The Front 3! Adam is back with Laurence and Dave for Champions League reaction, while Professor Simon Chadwick joins us to discuss whether China is the next football superpower! Get any questions? Suggestions? Tweet us @thefront3! Dave O'Brien - @SquawkaDave Adam Boultwood - @adamboultwood Laurence McKenna - @lozcast Our brand new YouTube channel - bit.ly/front3yt See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.