ADL Sports Management
We Represent Ambition.
We Create Opportunity.
ADL brings together real experience across the football world to open doors, build genuine opportunities, and help athletes grow both on and off the pitch.
Strive Academy
A UK-based US scholarship services provider helping student-athletes pursue football and education opportunities within the American collegiate system.
Next Gen HQ
A football performance centre delivering personalised one-to-one coaching for players from grassroots through to international level.
Euro 11
Player transfer consultancy and intermediary work, with player care and pathway planning around it - the people who handle the move itself.
SPIRE
SOCCER
ACADEMY
An 800-acre campus with 850,000 sq ft of elite indoor facilities - the real destination behind the 2027 ADL Girls Soccer Tour.
31 Mar – 7 Apr
Tour Dates
Geneva, Ohio
Location
£2,050
Ground Package
£150
Deposit Today
A £150 deposit secures a place - flights are not included.
About ADL
A Complete Ecosystem.
Built For Players.
ADL is built around six connected services - showcase events, international pathways, talent identification, athlete representation, recruitment networks and long-term player development - not a collection of separate offers.
We work across the UK, Europe and the USA, and every opportunity we offer a player comes through a partnership we've built ourselves - real academies, real clubs, real universities - not a cold introduction.
Most agencies wait for a call from a scout. We go and build the relationship first, so there's already a door open by the time a player is ready to walk through it.
Elite showcase events
Real trial and exposure fixtures that put players directly in front of professional clubs and scouts across the UK, the USA and Europe.
Global football pathways
Structured routes from grassroots and academy football through to professional environments overseas.
Athlete management
Representation built around the athlete first - career planning, personal brand and finding the right opportunity, not just the next one.
Recruitment and talent identification
Scouting and promoting standout talent internationally through a trusted network and a disciplined identification process.
Club and university partnerships
Long-standing relationships with clubs, colleges and universities that open doors most agencies simply don't have access to.
Player development programmes
Ongoing support on and off the pitch, built around a development plan tailored to each individual player.
Identify
We look beyond the obvious names, scouting talent across our UK, USA and Europe networks that other pathways overlook.
Connect
We put players in front of the academies, clubs and universities our partnerships have taken years to build trust with.
Develop
Getting the opportunity is the start, not the finish - we stay involved as players adjust to a new club, country or level.
United Kingdom
- —Academy recruitment
- —Semi-professional and professional pathways
- —College scholarship placement
- —Showcase events
United States
- —NCAA scholarships (Division I, II, III)
- —NAIA placements
- —High school placements
- —Visa and immigration support
Europe
- —Academy trials
- —Development programmes
- —Recruitment networks
- —Showcase fixtures
To connect elite talent with global opportunity.
The Locker RoomBeta
Every player, a portfolio scouts can actually find
A page of your own built around a player card, with your match footage, photos and achievements on it — and a searchable directory where coaches and scouts can find you. Free for every player ADL represents.
Your player card
Background, border, badges and your own photo, cut out automatically. New parts are unlocked at ADL events and challenges — they are earned, not bought.
Your footage
Match and training video, photos, or links to what is already on YouTube. Everything is checked by ADL before it goes public.
Found by scouts
Listed in the public player directory, searchable by position and club, with a link you can send to anyone. Opt out whenever you like.
Boys 13-15 Showcase USA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 6.30pm kick-off · Debdale Park Sports Club, Mansfield Woodhouse
A competitive fixture in front of ADL's US college network. £20 per player, places limited.
Event details and registration →
Built for the world stage
Every player we work with is judged on ability and application, not who they already know. If that's you, we want to hear from you.
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Get in Touch
info@adl-sm.com · 07346 011595