Aspire in the World Fellows Book - 2025

08 11TH ASPIRE ACADEMY GLOBAL SUMMIT 09 ASPIRE INTHE WORLD FELLOWS (01) ASPIRE IN THE WORLD FELLOWS We dreamed it, we made it happen. Today, we lead by example in the industry as a Global Community driven by a common goal: reshaping football together. Yes, we can. As we move forward in our journey after a decade forging our legacy and strengthening our friendship, the Subaru Park in Philadelphia set the stage for the 11th Aspire Academy Global Summit marking the beginning of the next decade of the Aspire in the World Fellows community. Ahead of the next 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, our paths re-united, once again, for what it is much more than just a tradition embracing sharing, movement, diversity, community, performance, and accessibility as founding values. Thanks to the invaluable collaboration with Philadelphia Union paralleled by the partnerships with Major League Soccer (MLS) and U.S. Soccer, this 11th Aspire Academy Global Summit consolidated the pursuit of our vision and our continuous commitment to developing football worldwide fueled by our collective knowledge and the practical insights from top coaches and experts worldwide. The road to this first Summit of the Next Decade for the Aspire in the World Fellows was marked by the success of the second Workshop Tour hosted at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore over three vibrant days of exchange, learning, and inspiration gathering more than 600 practitioners around Asia. Along this way, we launched the new “Inside the Club” series providing unique contributions spotting the light on world-class facilities, training methodologies, and insight from key figures from the clubs and national federations part of the Aspire in the World Fellows enriching our newly redesigned web platform. Reaching major milestones, brick-by- brick, year after year, we continue nurturing our collaboration, and endeavors to the advancement of the game for everyone, everywhere by writing a new chapter. Together. [ 01.1 ] Dawnof thenext decade