FIFA’s Jill Ellis Says the World Cup Will be “Magical”

About this episode

Jill Ellis discusses her insights and expectations for the upcoming World Cups in this episode of The Deal.

Jill Ellis has seen soccer from every angle: as an elite player, as the two-time World Cup champion coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team and as an NWSL team president. She is bringing this expertise to FIFA as the organization’s first Chief Football Officer. As one of the chief architects of the global game, she is the ultimate World Cup insider. In this episode of The Deal, Jill tells Jason and Alex what is worrying and exciting her leading up to the kick off of the 2026 World Cup on June 11th (yes, we talk about ticket prices). She shares some facts and figures around what FIFA is expecting in terms of viewership and revenue. Jill also has her eye toward next summer’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil, telling us about a monumental deal with Netflix and why she is anticipating unprecedented interest in the event. You can also watch this interview on YouTube . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Rodriguez, Jason Kelly

Guest: Jill Ellis

Topics covered

• soccer
• World Cup
• FIFA
• sports leadership
• viewership
• revenue

Keywords

• Jill Ellis
• FIFA
• World Cup
• soccer
• viewership
• revenue
• Netflix
• U.S. Women’s National Team
• NWSL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA, U.S. Women’s National Team, NWSL, Netflix

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