{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#224 How Women\u2019s Football Really Grows: Ersel Aybasti on Agents, Structures &amp; Sustainable Investment","description":"Welcome to episode 224 of Sports Management Podcast. Today\u2019s guest is Ersel Aybasti \u2013 a licensed FIFA-agent, founder of Analysis SportAgents and the author of The Women\u2019s Game: More Than Just a Game. Voices, Structures &amp;amp; Perspectives in Global Women\u2019s Football We spoke about:  Why he decided to write about the women\u2019s game Why women\u2019s football needs more systemic investment How he combines work as an agent, industrial engineer and book writing How agents can contribute to positive change in football  And much more! SPONSOR: Listeners of the&amp;nbsp;Sports&amp;nbsp;Management Podcast&amp;nbsp;get an exclusive&amp;nbsp;20% off&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;SportsPro+ with the code&amp;nbsp;SMPOD20.&amp;nbsp;All you need to do is head to&amp;nbsp;sportspro.com\/membership and start exploring today. &amp;nbsp; Time stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:47 Why football alone wasn\u2019t enough 03:38 Trust between player and agent 07:26 Holistic support beyond contracts 09:55 Becoming a licensed FIFA agent 12:58 Entering women\u2019s football 15:45 Why the book was written 17:35 28 voices shaping the women\u2019s game 21:41 Managing pressure, feedback &amp;amp; growth 27:31 Why women\u2019s football needs structure 30:37 How agents can close the gender gap 31:49 Advice for young professionals 34:12 Long-term values over short-term wins 36:00 Outro &amp;nbsp; Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Sports Management Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/sportsmanagementpodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39606480\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197138035"}