Grant Allard

About Grant Allard

I am the Director of Operations for the Furman University Men's Soccer team. I grew up in California, Kentucky, and Tennessee and traveled extensively through my youth. My consistent passion is soccer. I attended Furman University because of soccer as I was the Team Manager through my four years there. At Furman, I received formal philosophical training so that I could presence the world for what it is and articulate what the world will become. Now that I am in the "business" of soccer, I wish to merge my passion for soccer with my interest for human "being." Because soccer--through itself--is a way of being.

Why Football is Part of the Creative Economy

Football is part of the creative economy because its value lies in ideas. Typically when we think of football, we tend to think of it as “big business.” Real Madrid made over $695 million in the 2011 fiscal year and the combined net worth of the top five richest clubs for 2011 is over $5… Read More »