27 May 2024 - 4:10 PM
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Alexandre Chac | Richard Feuz hugging assistant coach at Servette FC, Jérémy Faug-Porret, after winning the swiss cup in 2023
“I don’t think we talk enough about the off the pitch situation for players” – Young Swiss and Spaniard aim to change the perception of what makes a successful player
- In football, most attention is typically given to providing players with the best possible training infrastructure to enhance their on-field performances. However, Richard Feuz, General Manager at Chicago Red Stars, takes a different approach.
- "We all focus so much on those 4 hours every day, where players train with their teammates. But what about the other 20 hours of the day? We need to take a bigger responsibility as a club,” says Feuz.
- Why it matters: The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US is admired for being the fastest-growing women’s soccer league globally.
- The perspective: The disparity between women’s football in the US and Europe is significant. Comparing the commercial departments in Europe and the US is impossible due to the vast gap.
“I think you can compare it to working in a startup. The club is living a deep rebuild, a Renaissance”
Richard Feuz, General Manager at Chicago Red Stars, currently in sixth place (the club finished in last place last season) in The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), knew exactly what to expect, but still, he smiles when thinking about some of the basic things that he needs to take care of together with his colleagues.
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