On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani is joined by special guest Steven Mandis to discuss:
- Steven’s Real Madrid journey and job at FIFA
- The massive change in the Real Madrid / football landscape since Steven wrote ‘The Real Madrid Way’
- How Real Madrid navigated the pandemic masterfully
- Real Madrid’s new financial competitors in Europe
- European Super League — an entire history of this model
- The footballer calendar
- What is the most realistic outcome for the current ESL proposal?
- EPL > La Liga, for various reasons
- A star-driven market
- Jose Angel Sanchez’s time at SEGA
- How fandom has changed
- Will Real Madrid be selling stadium naming rights to the Bernabeu?
- Steven’s experience at Kylian Mbappe’s presentation
- And more.
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Hosts this week:
Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)
Steven Mandis