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EPISODE · Jan 31, 2026 · 26 MIN

21. The ASD MBA Roundtable

from The ASD Podcast

Episode 21 of the ASD Podcast features Paul Musa and some of our ASD MBA graduates Dan Gorelov (former Head of Risk, Compliance & Operations at QPR), Sam Bensley (Head of Football Strategy at Al Qadsiah) and Nick Dye (Sporting Director at San Francisco City Football Club).This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast. In this episode we discuss and debate the themes from the ASD MBA around network effects, squad planning principles, the challenges of being a technical leader in a high performance environment and so much more.Our objective at the Association of Sporting Directors is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director. This episode delves into the evolution of the role, the future development of the role, the benefits the ASD provides to our members and fascinating insights from the ASD Board's work in the game and work with practitioners working at the very heart of the professional game.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 21 of the ASD Podcast features Paul Musa and some of our ASD MBA graduates Dan Gorelov (former Head of Risk, Compliance & Operations at QPR), Sam Bensley (Head of Football Strategy at Al Qadsiah) and Nick Dye (Sporting Director at San Francisco City Football Club).This episode is brought to you by Paul Musa, sports lawyer and host and producer of the What The Footie Podcast. In this episode we discuss and debate the themes from the ASD MBA around network effects, squad planning principles, the challenges of being a technical leader in a high performance environment and so much more.Our objective at the Association of Sporting Directors is to support, develop, and connect our members who are spread out across the globe and all bring unique skills and experiences to the role of sporting director. This episode delves into the evolution of the role, the future development of the role, the benefits the ASD provides to our members and fascinating insights from the ASD Board's work in the game and work with practitioners working at the very heart of the professional game.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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