In very exciting news, a long-term project of mine has finally made its way to being launched 🚀 

Introducing: 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 

Why did I start a Podcast?

The idea behind the Podcast is to provide a behind-the-scenes type conversation on how players, coaches, agents, etc became Overseas Athletes.

I'll speak to them about how the process started, what and who was involved, the details behind how they moved overseas and the lessons they’ve learned.

Over time I want it to be an educational resource for current and future young athletes who want to chase their dreams on a global stage 🌎️

I'm hoping that these interviews will help them along the way. It will also help guide them around important topics such as; agents, visas, contracts, currency management, banking & finance, nutrition, fitness, recovery, overall health, culture, language barriers and sponsorship, along with many other subjects.

⚽️ 🌏️ Episode 1 - Michael Glassock

In this first podcast episode, Michael, a professional football player, shares his journey from playing in the NPL in Sydney to now playing professionally in Malaysia.

He discusses the challenges he faced during the COVID-19 pandemic when he had to return from Hong Kong, a successful season with Sydney Olympic, and how he secured an opportunity to play in the Malaysian Super League.

Michael also talks about the adjustments he had to make in Malaysia, including adapting to the training, facilities, and language barrier. He emphasises the importance of mental health, nutrition, and perseverance in pursuing a career in professional football.

Michael finishes by sharing his ambitions to play in the A-League and potentially in Europe in the future.

Full episode:

🎙️ New Episodes are released each Monday, a sneak peek at the bottom 👀 

While the first group of guests are Football ⚽️ related, we also have guests in the following sports lined up for future episodes:

⛳️ Golf

🏉 Rugby Union, and League

🥊 MMA

🏏 Cricket

and many more! If you are, or know someone who you think would be a great guest, please reach out here:

Currency Update from SportsFX

🇦🇺 The Australian dollar has had a slightly better week after a terrible month in which it has fallen against most major currencies.

🇺🇸 📈 Up 0.2% against the USD for the week, down 3.75% for the month - 0.6445 on Friday morning.

🇬🇧 📈 Up 1.26% against the GBP for the week, down 2.80% for the month - 0.5090 on Friday morning.

🇪🇺 📈 Up 0.8% for the week against the EUR, down 2.60% for the month - 0.5935 on Friday morning.

🇳🇿 📊 Even, moved 0.3% for the week against the NZD, and 0.25% for the month - 1.0835 on Friday morning.

If you are holding money outside of Australia and looking to move it back, it’s a very strong time.

The rates to move funds from EUR, USD & GBP into Australian dollars are around about the highest in 3 ½ years since the panic around COVID-19 hit in March 2020.

Reach out to speak about your Currency Options below, what can SportsFX help with?

1. Bank Beating Exchange Rates 💱 

2. International Multi-Currency Accounts 🏦 

3. Personalised Advice 🤝 

4. Risk Management 📊 

Upcoming Episodes

🆕 📅 August 28th - Episode 002 - Cameron Watson - From the AIS, to Porto, Holland, Adelaide United & India.

🆕 📅 September 4th - Episode 003 - Sean Lane - A football coach with a unique journey from Australia, to Bangladesh & now America.

If you liked the episode, please share it with a friend who might find it useful. 📩 

You can follow The Overseas Athlete on the below channels ⬇️