Aspire in the World Fellows Book - 2025

18 19 11TH ASPIRE ACADEMY GLOBAL SUMMIT ASPIRE IN THE WORLD FELLOWS [ 03.2 ] RichieGraham , Investor, Philadelphia UnionOwnership Welcome to Philadelphia, and welcome to Philadelphia Union. We are incredibly honored to host the 11th Aspire Global Summit here. Our club has been a huge beneficiary of the shared knowledge and experience that this event offers. We joined the Aspire in the World Fellows community in 2014, and it has been a huge part of our development process. We are working very hard, alongside Major League Soccer, to invest in the American player and create environments that help them grow and flourish. Many thanks to Aspire for organizing this event, and to all of you for coming. Soccer in America—football—is in a really interesting place. The future is very bright, especially with the World Cup coming next summer. The investment that MLS is making to provide opportunities for our youth is truly incredible. I want to offer a special thank you to the CEO of the Aspire Zone Foundation and the Director General of Aspire Academy. By helping us help each other, you have made an incredible impact on the game that we all love. I look forward to the next couple of days. I appreciate everyone for coming and hope you enjoy the experience. Thank you very much.