The Business Grew Threefold in Four Years | Juan Delgado, FootballCo

The largest Arabic football publisher in the region on growth, and the ceiling set by market size. Book Ian for your event → iankhan.com | booking@iankhan.com SUMMARY Juan Delgado is CEO of FootballCo. He covers football's standing as arguably the number one sport in Saudi Arabia, threefold financial growth across four years domestically and in the GCC, and why the UAE and Qatar perform differently despite success. KEY FINDINGS • Football as arguably the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia • The largest Arabic football publisher in the region • Threefold financial growth over four years • Growth concentrated domestically and across the GCC • The league's potential to compete globally • Total addressable market as the constraint in UAE and Qatar • Why success and scale do not always move together GUEST Juan Delgado, CEO, FootballCo FULL TRANSCRIPT iankhan.com/futurist/juan-delgado-footballco-middle-east Recorded at the Future Investment Initiative, Riyadh, for The Futurist. ──────────────────── ABOUT IAN KHAN — AI KEYNOTE SPEAKER Most AI keynotes end with a better understanding. Mine end with a measured readiness score and a ninety-day plan. Your leadership team is assessed before the event, the room sees its own collective result live, and every attendee leaves with a ninety-day plan they helped build. Every year I interview more than 500 senior leaders on camera: scientists, operators, founders, regulators and investors. Those interviews become The Futurist and the annual Sta