Valter di Salvo.
From today, Aspire Academy is hosting the 5th edition of the “Aspire Academy Global Summit” on Football Performance and Science and is thereby gathering football experts from all over the world representing 50 elite clubs and federations. After previously hosting the event at iconic locations in Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam and London, this is the first time, Aspire Academy is bringing the “Aspire in the World Fellows” to Doha.
Besides high-class discussions, the event will also feature highly recognised speakers from the world of international football such as Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino or former star striker Hernan Crespo.
“We always thought of football performance as a lively, vibrant topic that the people who work in this field are enthusiastic about. We felt that there was the need to give these experts a stage to share this passion,” Valter di Salvo, Director of Football Performance and Science at Aspire Academy, said.
This observation puts the wheels in motion to build bridges between 50 Clubs and Federations from all continents in order to establish a community, the “Aspire in the World Fellows”, in 2014 and thereby create the world’s richest platform of content in the field of football performance.
More than 260 presentations have been uploaded by the Clubs and Federations on the online platform since 2014.
The topics selected in the annual summits have been discussed continuously throughout the year and the content shared between the community. Over time the Aspire in the World Fellows grew into a community that pushes the limits and thereby drives football performance forward.
Supported by the platform, the Clubs and Federations have also the opportunity to benefit from master classes and exclusive interviews with world-renowned football experts such as Johan Cruyff, Arrigo Sacchi, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel or Marcelo Bielsa. The members even had the unique opportunity to meet some of these distinguished people at the summits and get an insight into the philosophies and methodologies of some of the world’s greatest coaches and most successful players in international football.
Over the three days, the delegations representing prestigious clubs such as FC Liverpool, Manchester United (England), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Juventus (Italy), FC Barcelona (Spain), Ajax (Netherlands), Benfica (Portugal) as well as federations like France, Italy, South Korea or Mexico will be discussing topics such as “Optimising the recovery process in youth players”, “Growth and maturation: how does it inform training” and “Understanding the game: key to developing our players.”
