18 Months on from my Blog Post " FIFA 20 to Finance Graduate "... Over the past 18 months my relationship with football has changed, my role with Morgan Stanley has also changed (now a Full-Time Analyst), yet my desired connection with the sport couldn't be clearer.  Giving Back is a huge part of any role with Morgan Stanley and some of the work I have been most proud of over this period has been my involvement with the Professional Footballer's Association. My below interview is testament to the PFA's willingness to promote those looking to support their fellow professionals and provide current, ex, and future members with opportunities beyond the changing rooms. Through 'Amplify Trading' and 'Mentoring Works' I have had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of students across the globe and learn more about how I can support those from all walks of life. Daily conversations helped to nurture my passion for helping others to succeed and I want t...

Amplify Trading: "Professional Football to Prime Broker" I am passionate about helping to guide other students, and particularly young athletes as they endeavour to balance sport & education. So I really appreciated the opportunity to have a discussion with Will De Lucy, Amplify Trading Managing Director, about my experiences on the summer internship program and my transition from professional football to a role in finance. I am extremely proud and excited to be joining Morgan Stanley’s Sales & Trading division, in Prime Brokerage, this summer. I would like to acknowledge more people than is appropriate for a short Blog post, but I have had such a positive experience during the application process with every member of the firm being open, welcoming and willing to engage with me. Having participated as a guest speaker, during our summer internship, Will and I talk about how Will Smith’s detailed overview of the unique nature of Morgan Stanley’s Prime Brokerage operatio...

The Anomaly There won’t be many students graduating this summer with a Bachelor of Science from a top 6 UK university, who will be able to go home and play as themselves on one of the world’s most popular football video games.       The Problem Compared with the United States of America, where college can be seen as the ‘Holy Grail’ for a transition into professional sport, the UK offers individuals relatively fewer opportunities to balance their education with their pursuit of a career playing sport. Football, in particular, is seen to encourage an ‘all or nothing’ approach whereby young men are faced with life-changing decisions at 16 on whether to leave fulltime education for fulltime football. Despite a Loughborough University Football Club, and an agreement between Bath University and Bath City FC, meaning both universities can compete in domestic football’s non-league system, it seems Cardiff Met and University College Dublin are the only higher education insti...