9 years after its launch, San Antonio FC continues to construct native curiosity in skilled soccer with a successful group and enthusiastic followers.
To enhance the membership and develop its attain, San Antonio FC has developed partnerships with groups in Darmstadt, Germany and Las Palmas, Spain.
“They’re attempting to develop their model within the states,” stated Jose Lizardo, director of Toyota Area and Star Soccer Complicated. “Like each different European membership that comes over, they see that the U.S. is a large marketplace for them to develop their fan base. For us, it’s the identical factor.”
On this week’s episode of the bigcitysmalltown podcast, host Robert Rivard discusses the increasing worldwide attain of San Antonio FC with Lizardo and membership sporting director Marco Ferruzzi.
San Antonio FC competes within the USL Championship, the second-highest degree of the USA soccer league system, as a member of the Western Convention.
With distinguished backgrounds within the enterprise of soccer, Ferruzzi and Lizardo present perception into the origins and community-driven mission of San Antonio FC and the sensible and cultural complexities of organizing worldwide friendlies.
Additionally they study:
What San Antonio and its European sister golf equipment can be taught from one another.
How the USL compares to different leagues
The way forward for promotion and relegation in U.S. soccer
The membership’s dedication to youth growth, accessibility, and group outreach
Efforts to develop native attendance and construct a sustainable soccer tradition in San Antonio
The dialog delves into the enterprise and civic facets {of professional} soccer.
The visitors provide perception into the SAFC Professional Academy, the best way the membership makes use of star gamers to have interaction with the group and construct fan curiosity. And so they talk about the place the game is headed and what it means for the town’s place on the worldwide stage.
Click on the hyperlink beneath to take heed to the complete dialog.
