The Daniel Geey Podcast

Omar and Daniel talk on Clubhouse about the structure of the women's game, ideas for change and what the new commercial horizons from increased broadcasting rights deals mean for the game. Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making. Daniel is a...

Omar and Daniel talk on Clubhouse about the (rather short-lived) European Super League (ESL). We discuss the fallout, the commercial implications, what the alternative UEFA Swiss model structure is likely to be and why the ESL question is unlikely to go-away any time soon. Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporti...

Omar and Daniel talk on Clubhouse about the (rather short-lived) European Super League proposal. We discuss the sporting, practical, commercial and legal consequences of the move, what it means for football more generally and what actually happens next.  Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape,...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Daniel and Ehsen Shah chat with tax accountant at Safferys Rhys Linnell about his experiences in the industry and the nuances around clubs paying their player's agents, image rights co...

Jodie Cox and I host our first DG Community chat where we discuss: 🧠 career paths;  💼 how to think about approaching people for work experience or a job; 💡self-development;  💻 non-fungible tokens (NFTs); and  📺 sports broadcasting rights. You can join the DG Community here and get in touch with Jodie via LinkedIn here if you would like to join our monthly DG Community chats.&nb...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Omar and Daniel talk on Clubhouse about ways to reinvigorate the international game, the international calendar alongside insights from FIFPro and The FA. Omar is the Chief Intelligenc...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Daniel and Ehsen Shah chat with broadcast journalist Jake Humphrey about his career journey, his views on the sports industry and the collaboration needed between players, clubs and br...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Omar and Daniel are joined by Hugo to chat about his career journey, working at elite Premier League clubs and being employed to look after the needs of world famous football players....

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Daniel and Ehsen Shah discuss athlete activism and whether players speaking out more about the topics that matter is here to stay. Ehsen is the founder of B-Engaged. B-Engaged is an in...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Omar and Daniel chat about their career journeys. How they both started out blogging on football, built reputations based on their knowledge output, what they look for in recruits and...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Daniel and Ehsen Shah speak with Miles Jacobson (gaffer at Sports Interactive) and Jordan Gardner (investor in Swansea, Dundalk and FC Helsingor). We discuss why people invest in clubs...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Omar and Daniel chat with Ivan Kepcija about the world of football outside the top five European leagues, Covid & what a sporting director actually does. Omar is the Chief Intellig...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Daniel and Ehsen Shah speak with Amiel Walia from FIFA and Kassim Khimji from ATG Sports on what successful brand partnerships look like and how to balance value and values when aligni...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Omar and Daniel chat about the controversy around Aston Villa players and support staff substituting their teammate Jack Grealish out of their fantasy league team (due to an injury) be...

The podcast is supported by football charity Football Aid. Football Aid is running a text to donate campaign with all proceeds going to support diabetes charities. Please text FOOTY to 70085 to donate £10 (UK only). Daniel and Ehsen Shah speak with Roc Nation VP Michele Rinchiuso on what it's like to manage athletes in sport. We also hear from a number of  friends with first hand industry exp...

Omar and Daniel review the Lionel Messi situation at Barca specifically his rumoured move to PSG, his current 0.5bn Euro contract and which teams could even afford him. Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making. Daniel is a sports lawyer mainl...

Omar and Daniel are joined by B-Engaged founder Ehsen Shah to talk about how players are using their voices to front positive change in the sports industry and  insights into how Hifen, their newly formed production company, created and executed their Hector Bellerin YouTube documentary series. Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and sta...

Omar and Daniel are joined by 21st Club analyst Aurel Nazmiu to talk about the headline numbers, the winners and losers, LFC & their recruitment and Brexit and its impact. Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making. Daniel is a sports...

Omar and Daniel talk about the latest European Super League reports, FIFA and UEFA's warning to the large clubs and what a European Super League would mean for club revenues, competitive balance, player welfare and TV broadcasting monies Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analy...

Omar and I are joined by guest Alex Harvey. We talk about player disciplinary issues, the nuances of the recent Kieran Tripper FA betting case and Omar's novel ideas for reform of the yellow card suspension system. Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better de...

Omar and I talk about the principles of the transfer window, if there is value for buying clubs in the January period and the pressure for over-performing and under-performing clubs to invest. Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decision making. Daniel...

Omar and I talk about the pre and post-Brexit immigration system for footballers, what has changed and how a player's ability to receive a work permit is now linked more towards team and league status . Daniel's 5 top takeaways piece on the new regulations can be read here . Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the spor...

I decided to put together a 12 day football industry course on YouTube setting out a number of the key areas of the industry. In this episode I talk about the origins of FFP, its objectives and whether it's been good for the game. An Introduction to the Football Ecosystem               Football Transfers               Football P...

Omar and Daniel talk about the free transfer conundrum for players (as their contracts run down), agents (whether they can earn additional commission on a free transfer) and the pressure points for buying and selling clubs. Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive...

Omar and Daniel talk about how important broadcasting rights are to the football industry, the mechanics of the tender process and the practicalities of broadcasters choosing the right slots for the games.  Omar is the Chief Intelligence Officer at 21st Club , working alongside clubs, leagues and stakeholders from across the sporting landscape, helping them use analytics to drive better decis...