Christopher Corey - Owner & President at Walton & Hersham FC

Inside the realities of modern football ownership, very few voices operate across both the U.S. and UK ecosystems with true, first-hand experience. In this episode of the One Soccer Nation Podcast, Kareem Rae sits down with Christopher Corey, Owner & President of Walton & Hersham FC, to break down what actually works in football, what is fundamentally broken in the United States, and what real structural change could look like ahead of the 2026 World Cup. This is not theory. This is an operator-level conversation on sustainability, governance, cultural differences, and the future of the global game. Key themes include: - Why most U.S. soccer clubs struggle to survive - The reality of running a sustainable football club in England - Cultural gaps between U.S. and UK football ecosystems - Promotion & relegation vs closed league systems - The "murder pyramid" and why grassroots clubs disappear - Media, community, and building a modern football club - What must change in American soccer right now For investors, operators, and leaders across the game, this is a clear look at how football is actually built, financed, and scaled.