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Second Half — Turning 30 Years in Economics and Diplomacy Into a Global Football Federation

Career Reinvention Through Sport: How Albert Zbily turned 30 years in economics and international development into a global corporate football federation.

Albert Zbily spent more than 30 years as a macroeconomist and advisor, working with the Canadian Department of Finance, the World Bank, the U.S. Department of State and PricewaterhouseCoopers, before…

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Number 14 — Why the First 13 Failures Were the Point

Entrepreneurship and Perseverance After Failure: How Albert Zbily uses 13 failed attempts to teach patience and persistence.

Albert Zbily, an entrepreneur and FIFCO president who moved from macroeconomics and international development into football, reframes failure through the first lesson he gives a class: the question…

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Small World — How Three People Took Corporate Football Into 67 Countries

Growing a Global Corporate Football Federation: How Albert Zbily built participation across 67 countries with a three-person office.

Albert Zbily, president of FIFCO and an entrepreneur with more than 30 years across government, international development, business, and sports diplomacy, shows how a three-person office can work…

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Home Advantage — How a Corporate World Cup Lets Employees Play for Company and Country

Corporate Sport and Employee Engagement: How a corporate World Cup builds team spirit, pride and networking across companies and countries.

Albert Zbily, President of FIFCO, the world governing body of corporate football, runs a corporate World Cup that brings employees from around the world onto the football pitch. Many of those players…

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Can a Football Match Open More Doors Than a Trade Mission?

Sports Diplomacy for Business: How sport builds trust and partnerships across cultures, countries and organizations.

Albert Zbily worked on development policy and economic analysis with the World Bank and the U.S. Department of State before becoming President of FIFCO, and now practises a different kind of…

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How Football Helps Invisible Employees Get Seen

Corporate Football and Workplace Connection: How team sport helps employees build relationships and confidence at work.

Albert Zbily, president of the global corporate football federation FIFCO, shows how amateur football can turn an employee nobody knows into someone the hallway recognizes. He tells the story of a…

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