Crystal Palace join Global Football Alliance

Crystal Palace have joined the Global Football Alliance, a network of 16 clubs from six continents who have united to share ideas and expertise.

The Global Football Alliance is a strategic partnership between clubs in 16 different countries, who are not directly in competition with each other. They will establish an international scouting and recruitment network, optimise training and sports performance, increase revenue and promote digital innovation through regular communication, meetings and conferences.

Crystal Palace will be the only English Club in the Global Football Alliance, which will consist of 25 clubs from 25 countries. It will focus on research and development, using technology and data to give member clubs a competitive advantage on and off the field.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish said: “We are delighted to be joining the Global Football Alliance. Whilst we are proud of our status as a community football club, we are ambitious about extending our global footprint. Sharing resources and information from like-minded clubs around the world will ensure we benefit from the best ideas in global football and help us to forge invaluable new relationships”.

The 15 other members of the Global Football Alliance are: AS Saint Etienne, Associação Chapecoense De Futebol, Athletic Club Paradou, AZ Alkmaar, Club Estudiantes De La Plaza, Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Toluca FC, FK Krasnodar, Kawasaki Frontale, Melbourne Victory, New England Revolution, Standard De Liege, Villarreal CF, VFL Wolfsburg and Wadi Degla.