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New Kingdom SC Shield

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KINGDOM SOCCER CLUB ACADEMY SHIELD CROSS OF GOLD LIGHT Symbolizing God’s Covenant through Christ and his Glory CENTERED RED HEART Symbolizing compassion, love and the condition of the human spirit HAND represents human agency and Obedience STAFF Symbolic of Divine Authority and miraculous power to take what is ordinary and use it for extraordinary purposes … Read more

Back to School

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https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost446 The above table is the top 20 club Academy’s by total revenue between 2014-23. Nothing too surprising with Benfica and AJAX remaining in the 1 and 2 positions. Liverpool pulling up the bottom of the table at number 20 (out of 100 – click the link for the full interactive table) was a little … Read more

The Wage Table Rank Myth

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It’s that time of year again when CIES publishes one of my favorite stats, the Net Transfer Spending Per Club. After watching one of the more exciting games of the season the other day (Bournemouth FC v Liverpool FC) I was impressed with the confident high energy soccer Bournemouth played. I was also impressed by … Read more

Plant Trees You Will Never See

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XIII. Ritualize to ActualizeCreate a culture.Inspiring leaders establish rituals to connect their team to its core narrative. They use them to reflect, remind, reinforce and reignite their collective identity and purpose.XIV. Be a Good AncestorPlant trees you’ll never see.Great leaders take responsibility in making a better future. They ensure knowledge transfer, following the philosophy that … Read more

The Pitch is Green: Part 1

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My son and i recently made a pilgrimage to Tokyo to check out the Japanese National Stadium as the first stop on our tour of stadiums that are implementing sustainable practices into the heart of the ecosystems they serve. A soccer stadium becomes the heart of a dynamic cultural ecosystem of businesses, investors, consumers and … Read more

Pivot Year for MLS

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Commissioner Don Garber gave his 25th annual State of the Soccer Union address yesterday with an upbeat outlook for the coming years calling the United States “the epicenter of the Beautiful Game in the coming years.” It certainly should be. Its no secret that soccer continues to dominate the world sports stage played everywhere there … Read more