
IN THIS ISSUE
🤝 Introduction: Name & Number is hiring
⚽️ Soccer Jobs: New job openings ahead of the summer
📰 Extra Extra: Check out the latest headlines
INTRODUCTION
Greetings, Pathwayers! 👋
The Summer of Soccer is finally upon us! School’s out, the sun’s out (in most places), and there are a *ton* of new soccer job opportunities that have popped up ahead of a very, very busy summer.
This week, we’re taking a breaking from our regular programing to share an exclusive first look at three opportunities at soccer-specific marketing and creative agency Name & Number. You’ll find links to each of the job listings below.
We’ve also pulled a more expansive list of jobs across the soccer ecosystem for your consideration.
So, spruce up those résumés, triple-check those cover letters for typos, and dust off your LinkedIn profile [psssst, Do This Now] in order to set yourself up for success.
We’ll be back with another Soccer Thought Leader interview next time, but for now, enjoy perusing the latest job listings and headlines below!
-Kyle Sheldon, Co-Founder & CEO
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NOW HIRING: 3 new soccer jobs

Name & Number is a soccer-specific marketing and creative agency built to help teams, brands, leagues, federations, and media properties connect to American soccer fans and culture.
If you’re a subscriber to Pathway, you already know about the trajectory of the sport in the U.S. Over the last 10+ years - MLS, NWSL, and USL have all seen massive growth in attendance, TV viewership, partnership revenue, media coverage, and more.
And that’s to say nothing of international club friendlies, national team tours, and competitions like Concacaf Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, The Soccer Tournament (TST), and the U.S. Open Cup which are all contributing to the growing interest across the country.
The truth is, we’re still in the early stages of what’s possible for soccer in America. And the next few years will accelerate the sport in a way we’ve never seen before. In addition to everything already mentioned, here’s just some of what’s coming:
2025: FIFA Club World Cup + Gold Cup [coming soon!]
2026: FIFA Men's World Cup
2028: Summer Olympics in LA
2031: FIFA Women’s World Cup
As one of the only soccer-specific marketing and creative agencies in the U.S., Name & Number is playing a big role in helping to grow the game in our backyard. The agency’s team is a group of soccer-playing, soccer-watching, soccer-debating humans who can’t get enough of the world’s game.
And they’re hiring.

Name & Number is seeking enthusiastic, soccer-obsessed candidates for 9-12 month contracts to assist across all of their clients and projects. While they only launched 2.5 years ago, they have a pretty impressive client list so far:
Major League Soccer
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund
WorldSoccerShop
Soccer.com
North Carolina Courage
San Diego Wave FC
Seattle Reign FC
Chelsea FC
Seattle Sounders FC
U.S. Soccer
TOCA Soccer
United Soccer League
Las Vegas Lights FC
Rhode Island FC
North Carolina FC
Leagues Cup
Kwik Goal
And more!
Click on each job title below to read the full job description, learn more about Name & Number, and, if you think you could be the right fit, consider applying!
Good luck! 🤝
NEW SOCCER JOBS
Head of Nutrition - U.S. Soccer
Sporting Director - Union Omaha
Head Athletic Trainer - Utah Royals
Academy Head Coach - Chicago Fire SC
Equipment Manager - San Diego Wave FC
Generalist, People & Culture - NJ/NY Gotham FC
Director of Communications - Boston Legacy FC
Director, Internal Communications - U.S. Soccer
Assistant Women’s Coach - Northwestern University
Assistant Men’s Coach - Loyola Marymount University
Head Coach, Men’s Futsal National Team - U.S. Soccer
Director, Venue Operations - Vancouver - FIFA World Cup 2026
Senior Manager, Broadcast Operations - MLS NEXT Pro & MLS NEXT
ICYMI: MUST-READ ARTICLES
📰 We’ve collected some of the latest soccer headlines across the country to help keep you in the know.
🇺🇸 New threads for 2025. U.S. unveiled the latest National Team Kits: Brilliant & Heartbeat Kits [via U.S. Soccer]
☀️ The USL has announced plans for another League One expansion, this time in Winter Garden, FL [via USL]
🏟 NWSL expansion side Boston Legacy FC is slated to play its inaugural season at Gillette Stadium in 2026 [via ESPN]
🏆 It’s an all-MLS U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal for the first time in a decade as the final eight teams fight for silverware [via TheCup.us]
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