Maheta Molango: Pay, Calendar & Injuries: The Consequences of Football’s Exploitation (Ep114)
About this episode
Maheta Molango discusses the challenges faced by professional footballers regarding pay, calendar demands, and injuries.
I’m so pleased to have finally got this guest in studio with us. When we first recorded with the PFA CEO Maheta Molango, it as over broken wifi at a conference in South Africa two and half years ago. Despite that, it was one of the best shows we have done. We wanted to bring this to properly though, and therefore we all agreed it was time to get the man that is in charge of the interests of all current and former professional footballers in this country to talk us through the state of play from the players perspective, from unsustainable calendar requirements to adapting to the demands on and off pitch which come with being a footballer in 2026. As you will hear, this ends up being far more of a discussion than an interview, and in my opinion it makes it only more powerful. We’re delighted to welcome Maheta back to the Business of Sport. A huge thank you to our amazing partners on the show: Gemini Sports We empower the most confident sports organisations on Earth https://geminisports.ai/ Slate The complete content creation platform for social teams https://slateteams.com/ If you’re interested in partnering with the show, please reach out to us at bos@20vc.com
People in this episode
Hosts: Charlie Stebbings, Harry Stebbings
Guest: Maheta Molango
Topics covered
- football exploitation
- player welfare
- sustainability in sports
- football calendar
- injuries in football
- PFA leadership
Sponsors
Gemini Sports, Slate
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PFA, Business of Sport, 20VC
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