As the Co-founder and CEO of XL Soccer World, CIARÁN MCARDLE has built his entire business around soccer. XL Soccer World operates ten sports facilities along the East Coast with millions of annual visitors. The company’s travel branch, XL Travel, has taken thousands of teams around the world to some of the most impressive pitches on the planet. The company was recently purchased by SoFive, a City Football Group company. In his latest project, Ciaran has launched XL Academy, a fully licensed school for gifted young soccer players seeking a future in the game.

Winner of “CEO of the Year” from the Orland Business Journal, Ciaran is also on the board of Coaches across Continents, an organization that has reached more than 49 million young people across hundreds of countries.