Three Years of Optionality
European football discards 99.5% of academy players before they can vote. Schools that build proximity to the academy system move that decision from fifteen to eighteen.
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Clubs · 20 Aug 2026
Sports · Beyond The Pitch
Estoril Praia and Fever Pitch announce commercial partnership
Estoril Praia and Fever Pitch have announced a new commercial partnership, aimed at supporting the club in developing and implementing its commercial strategy.
St Julian's School ranked in the European Top 10 and global Top 100
One of the schools in our network placed among Europe's top 10 and the world's top 100, the kind of result the right platform is built to produce.
Club positioning and the importance of knowing your audience and fan base
Why knowing exactly who your fans are matters more than chasing a bigger, blurrier audience. Listen on Spotify.
Deepdive into the IMG Academy, a Sports x Education model
A tennis coach borrowed $1M to buy a tomato field in Florida. 46 years later it sold for $1.25 billion. Most academies sell coaching. IMG sold scholarships.
Location Arbitrage: why your club's zip code is more valuable than its striker
For decades clubs chased volume, copying the giants, while ignoring their most valuable, non-replicable asset: where they are.
The Scarcity Weapon: how Wimbledon's refusal generates $124M
With just 17 partners, Wimbledon out-earns comparable tournaments running 50-plus sponsors. Fewer, better relationships beat volume.
The Importance of Being Eton
Why brand hierarchy now beats a $162M campus for international schools. The market has moved from an infrastructure bet to a brand-equity fight.