In this episode, Archie and Zappa (and Zappa's dog CoCo) sit down with the Executive Director of the World Players Association Brendan Schwab. Brendan has over 25 years leadership experience in the governance, business, legal, player relations and human rights aspects of elite sport at the global, regional and national levels. As Executive Director of World Players, he has united the world’s leading player associations who collectively represent 85,000 athletes.

Prior to joining World Players, Schwab played an instrumental role with FIFPRO as a board member, Vice President and Chairman of FIFPro Division Asia/Oceania. He is a co-founder of the Australian Athletes’ Alliance (2007), which represents eight player unions and over 3,500 athletes in sports such as AFL, basketball, rugby union, rugby league, cricket, netball and football. He also co-founded Professional Footballers Australia in 1993, serving as its long-serving Chief Executive and General Counsel.

1:20 - Who will take home the A-League Men's Premiers Plate?
4:30 - Melbourne City missing out on progressing in the ACL.
6:58 - Neds Level Player of the Week: Alou Kuol.
11:07 - Brendan Schwab joins Football From A to Z.
15:18 - The obstacles when Brendan entered the football space.
19:50 - Getting government support.
24:40 - Are we really ready from a Second Division?
28:30 - Coaching structures.
31:40 - The Qatar World Cup battles and legacy.
38:20 - Scaling the A-League for the future.
42:28 - Is resilience the key to unlocking another Golden Generation.
50:00 - Men's health and battling Prostate Cancer.
57:10 - Neds Multi of the Week.

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