Is Your Club Losing Money? Across the world of top-level football, we’re bombarded with reports of clubs drowning in debt and hemorrhaging money—yet somehow they still manage to bankroll bloated payrolls and splash out millions every transfer window. So what’s really going on? Are private owners genuinely footing the bill out of
Power to the People An Alternative Ranking System for the Beautiful Game At Offside Empire, we believe football should belong to the people: built by them, run by them, and used to serve them. That's why we've created the Power to the People ranking system, a framework that scores football
The Soul of Soccer: What the USL Gains with Promotion and Relegation Football was never meant to be a closed shop. Around the world, clubs rise and fall on merit—earning their place through passion, performance, and community support. But in the United States, that dream is locked behind corporate b0ards and franchise fees. While MLS clings to a business model that
Welcome to Offside Empire We are ruled by sociopaths. And they have turned the game of football into a weapon used to distract and exploit us. Here are just a few of the Empire's trends that are shaping the world today, and how each of them translates negatively into the game of
