Athlete Stories

A real story or case study from a professional career, with the real numbers behind it.

Currency

Mathew Stubbs. A$80,000 for one season. And the half he never budgeted for.

Sep 30, 2026

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5 min read

Mathew Stubbs. A$80,000 for one season. And the half he never budgeted for.

His budget blew out by about half. A big part of the reason was what everything cost once it was converted into US dollars.

Pattern Story

A Year Abroad, A 12% Swing Nobody Was Managing

Sep 23, 2026

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2 min read

A Year Abroad, A 12% Swing Nobody Was Managing

Thirty-plus Australian coaches and well over a hundred players are earning overseas right now. None of them chose where in a 12% range their pay would land this year.

Currency

Sep 16, 2026

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5 min read

$370 Million, 51 Countries, One Currency

MLS just published its transfer numbers. The part nobody costs is what happens between arrival and departure.

US-Japan Corridor

A 40-Year High and a Four-Year $60m Contract

Sep 9, 2026

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3 min read

A 40-Year High and a Four-Year $60m Contract

Kazuma Okamoto is paid in dollars and lives in yen. What that contract is actually worth just moved again, plus a look at stablecoins and what's new on the channel.

Morning Report

The Pay Cut Nobody Wrote Into the Contract

Aug 26, 2026

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2 min read

The Pay Cut Nobody Wrote Into the Contract

The pound is having a strong year against the US dollar. Against the Australian dollar, it is having a very different one.

Athlete Stories

Ten weeks on the bench, no explanation. Then he won the Korea Cup.

Aug 3, 2026

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3 min read

Ten weeks on the bench, no explanation. Then he won the Korea Cup.

Episode 27: Jon Aspropotamitis on the first move to Asia, and what the yen and the euro did this week.

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

The Person Behind the Player Is Worth More Than the Highlight Reel

Jul 24, 2026

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2 min read

The Person Behind the Player Is Worth More Than the Highlight Reel

Ellie Wookey: Episode 26 of The Overseas Athlete

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Jamie McLaren on Leaving Home at 15, the A-League Goal Record, and Writing Your Own Script

Jul 9, 2026

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2 min read

Jamie McLaren on Leaving Home at 15, the A-League Goal Record, and Writing Your Own Script

Episode 25 of The Overseas Athlete — plus what's moving in currency markets this week.

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Filip Krušlin on 20 Years, Five Countries, and Knowing When the End Is Near

Jun 25, 2026

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3 min read

Filip Krušlin on 20 Years, Five Countries, and Knowing When the End Is Near

Episode 23 of The Overseas Athlete — plus what's moving in currency markets this week.

Newsletter

Travis McAvene on NIL Money and the Overseas Pay Cliff.

Jun 18, 2026

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3 min read

Travis McAvene on NIL Money and the Overseas Pay Cliff.

Episode 22 of The Overseas Athlete — plus what's moving in currency markets this week.

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Chloe Logarzo on thirteen years, five countries, and the 4-day contract window into Sweden

Jun 11, 2026

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2 min read

Chloe Logarzo on thirteen years, five countries, and the 4-day contract window into Sweden

Episode 21 of The Overseas Athlete — plus what's moving in currency markets this week.

Newsletter

May 21, 2026

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2 min read

Three players. Three continents. Thirty countries between them.

One Australian, two Americans, a combined three decades overseas. The basketball stories that built this podcast, and what lands Sunday.

Chris Broadfoot

Currency and Money

Apr 29, 2026

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3 min read

The Four Currency Moves Every Overseas Athlete Should Be Watching Right Now

There is a lot of noise in the FX market this week.

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Is Global Uncertainty Eroding Your Income?

Apr 23, 2026

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2 min read

Is Global Uncertainty Eroding Your Income?

A big week ahead that can impact your salary.

Chris Broadfoot

Currency and Money

Is Global Uncertainty Eroding Your Income as an Overseas Athlete?

Apr 22, 2026

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1 min read

Is Global Uncertainty Eroding Your Income as an Overseas Athlete?

Five central bank decisions. Five chances for your income to move.

Chris Broadfoot

Athlete Stories

Apr 21, 2026

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1 min read

Start Here — The Overseas Athlete

New here? This is what TOA is, why it exists, and the best place to start.

Chris Broadfoot

Athlete Stories

Apr 16, 2026

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3 min read

He signed for Porto at 19.

Nobody at home knew what he was walking into.

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

It started with 77 people. Here's what happened next.

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

It started with 77 people. Here's what happened next.

The Overseas Athlete is back and this time we're doing it properly.

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Essential Strategies for Athletes to Promote Themselves Overseas

Jul 12, 2024

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3 min read

Essential Strategies for Athletes to Promote Themselves Overseas

Firstly, my apologies!

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Breaking Boundaries: Jori Davis on Navigating Life and Basketball Across Nine Countries

Jun 28, 2024

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3 min read

Breaking Boundaries: Jori Davis on Navigating Life and Basketball Across Nine Countries

Insights on Opportunities, Challenges, and Adaptability from a Veteran Overseas Athlete

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Mastering Athlete Contracts: Key Legal Insights and Negotiation Strategies.

Jun 21, 2024

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4 min read

Mastering Athlete Contracts: Key Legal Insights and Negotiation Strategies.

Join Matt Krog to learn more.

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Navigating the Overseas Athlete Journey as a female Basketballer 🏀

Jun 14, 2024

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4 min read

Navigating the Overseas Athlete Journey as a female Basketballer 🏀

Bride Kennedy-Hopoate: From Brisbane to the World Stage

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Hoops Abroad: Surviving and Thriving as a Basketball Coach in Foreign Lands.

Jun 7, 2024

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5 min read

Hoops Abroad: Surviving and Thriving as a Basketball Coach in Foreign Lands.

Travis McAvene's Insights on International Basketball Coaching

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Winning the Financial Game, with Connor Pain.

May 31, 2024

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4 min read

Winning the Financial Game, with Connor Pain.

Empowering Overseas Athletes with Simplified International Money Transfers.

Chris Broadfoot

Newsletter

Feeling Far from Home? Strategies for Athletes Abroad

May 24, 2024

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3 min read

Feeling Far from Home? Strategies for Athletes Abroad

Get equipped to deal with living in a home away from home.

Chris Broadfoot

Athlete Stories

Mathew Stubbs. A$80,000 for one season. And the half he never budgeted for.

A Year Abroad, A 12% Swing Nobody Was Managing

$370 Million, 51 Countries, One Currency

A 40-Year High and a Four-Year $60m Contract

The Pay Cut Nobody Wrote Into the Contract

Ten weeks on the bench, no explanation. Then he won the Korea Cup.

The Person Behind the Player Is Worth More Than the Highlight Reel

Jamie McLaren on Leaving Home at 15, the A-League Goal Record, and Writing Your Own Script

Filip Krušlin on 20 Years, Five Countries, and Knowing When the End Is Near

Travis McAvene on NIL Money and the Overseas Pay Cliff.

Chloe Logarzo on thirteen years, five countries, and the 4-day contract window into Sweden

Three players. Three continents. Thirty countries between them.

The Four Currency Moves Every Overseas Athlete Should Be Watching Right Now

Is Global Uncertainty Eroding Your Income?

Is Global Uncertainty Eroding Your Income as an Overseas Athlete?

Start Here — The Overseas Athlete

He signed for Porto at 19.

It started with 77 people. Here's what happened next.

Essential Strategies for Athletes to Promote Themselves Overseas

Breaking Boundaries: Jori Davis on Navigating Life and Basketball Across Nine Countries

Mastering Athlete Contracts: Key Legal Insights and Negotiation Strategies.

Navigating the Overseas Athlete Journey as a female Basketballer 🏀

Hoops Abroad: Surviving and Thriving as a Basketball Coach in Foreign Lands.

Winning the Financial Game, with Connor Pain.

Feeling Far from Home? Strategies for Athletes Abroad

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