Get ready to make football industry history with the WFS Awards

Welcome to another edition of WFS Digest:

• This week's #FemaleLeader in football is?Asli Elif from?Istanbul Basaksehir F.K! She joins us on?the #WFSPodcast for?an interesting conversation about her career, innovation, and?sustainability.
• Don't miss the chance to get recognition from the industry's top stakeholders. The?#WFSAwards are officially open for submissions!
• Real Valladolid Simancas'?game last Sunday had a record attendance of 11,400 fans as the women's team stepped on the José Zorrilla Stadium for the first time...and we were there to witness it from the stands!
• Sportin Global?is our new recruitment partner!
• You're going to love?this week's #WFSPick! Ready for a Ted Lasso marathon?

“The journey is the reward”

As we keep celebrating female leaders in football,?Asli Elif, Head of Marketing at Istanbul Basaksehir, was our special guest on this week's episode of the WFS?Podcast?to discuss her role in leading the marketing and sustainability efforts at the club.?Some of the most interesting takeaways from the conversation include:

• The importance of aligning the expectations of the fan?with the values?of the club and?the selection of an appropriate partner.
• If you want to innovate, you have to be comfortable with the fact that you need to test many new avenues of growth until you find those that work for you.
• Sustainability and climate?change?are problems that impact us all and the football industry must be a catalyst for changing fan mindsets around the problem.
• The journey is the reward.?Even if you're passionate about the football industry, you still have to work hard and demonstrate your worth.

These are just a few of the interesting learnings taken from the episode, make sure to listen to the entire interview and?remember to subscribe to the #WFSPodcast.

And, Asli will be one of our selected attendees at the upcoming Football Innovation Forum. You can still?preregister for the event!

“It was necessary to have an event that is a reference for the Football Industry, and WFS has, no doubt, exceeded expectations.”

As we get closer to #WFSEurope we also get closer to the WFS Awards.?It is time to put the spotlight on the talent, commitment, and work of countless professionals in the football and extended sports industry, who have turned this game into a powerful economic engine.

Whether it is club managers, agencies, sponsors, companies, media, associations or NGOs, don't miss the chance to showcase these efforts and best practices, get your nominations in today!

The application period is open from March 16th to July 16th, 2023. Finalists will be announced September 7th.?Are you going to miss the opportunity to make football industry history?

Make sure you apply now!

11,000 fans cheer Real Valladolid Simancas as they step, for the first time, into the José Zorrilla Stadium!

On Sunday?we joined?Real Valladolid Simancas?as they played, for the first time ever, at the José Zorrilla Stadium, home of Real Valladolid's men's football team.

In the stadium's 40-year history, this was the first time a women's team played on the field?and they did so beautifully by scoring?a 3-0 victory against the Olímpico de León.?The match was a true success with over 11,400 fans attending the game!

Read more about it here!

SportIn?Global becomes our Recruitment Partner!

We are very excited to have Sportin Global as our recruitment partner.?We have high expectations for the World Football Summit brand in the near future and?talent is a key pillar?of meeting them; we are confident that Sportin Global's technology will be instrumental in helping us reach our business objectives.

We trust that this partnership will help us attract the best talent to continue pursuing our mission to connect the global football industry decision-makers and?support?them in generating?new business opportunities and shaping?the future of the game.

Learn more about them here!

Ted Lasso's third season is out!

If you haven't already watched it...do it. If you have, the third and final season is finally here!

The newest season launched yesterday and we can't wait to watch it!?Ted Lasso is the story of an American football coach who gets hired to coach an English professional soccer team despite his lack of experience in the sport. This award-winning comedy stars Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein and Hanna Waddingham, among other talented actors and it truly deserves a place on your watchlist!

??9 Jun.?2023 | Istanbul, TURKEY?|?FOOTBALL INNOVATION FORUM ????Pre-Register

??20-21 Sep.?2023 | Sevilla, SPAIN?|?WFS EUROPE ????Register