The AFTERMATCH is a #DualCareer project directed towards athletes, offering them a chance for comprehensive development and a peaceful future.
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The AFTERMATCH is a #DualCareer project directed towards athletes, offering them a chance for comprehensive development and a peaceful future.

About Us

Leading a #DualCareer path for athletes brings a multitude of benefits, often overlooked but undeniably crucial:
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Health-related benefits

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Developmental benefits

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Social benefits

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Benefits related to athletic retirement and adaptation in life after sport

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Enhanced future employment prospects

AFTERMATCH is an investment in the future, not only for professionals but also for young enthusiasts taking their first steps in sports. We support athletes in transferring skills acquired during their sports career into the job market post-retirement.

International Partners

The project involves 9 experienced sports organizations that will jointly develop #DualCareer solutions for athletes.

Designing a Common Training Model

The project’s objective is to create a systemic solution for sports organizations supporting the #DualCareer of athletes by developing a shared training model.

Innovative Approach

The innovative approach aims to equip future #DualCareer educators with the necessary skills to provide support to professional athletes at every stage of their careers.

We care about the future of athletes

News

Silver Coaches in Helsinki: Turning experience into a resource

Silver Coaches in Helsinki: Turning experience into a resource

How can we make better use of the experience, coming from older coaches and sports leaders? This question is being constantly addressed by the international Silver Coaches project, bringing together organisations from Finland, Poland, Slovenia and Spain. During last...

When football ends: The Schmeichels’ on life after the game

When football ends: The Schmeichels’ on life after the game

When you're a professional athlete, retirement can mean much more than simply leaving the pitch. The end of sporting career ends also your routine, purpose and identity, which shaped your life for many years. This theme was one of the most striking ones when Danish...

AFTERMATCH at the EDU-DC Conference in Leverkusen

AFTERMATCH at the EDU-DC Conference in Leverkusen

In recent days, the AFTERMATCH project took part in the International Conference on Dual Career, organised as part of the EDU-DC at the iconic BayArena in Leverkusen. The event brought together more than 150 participants from 16 European countries to exchange...

PSG Academy UK signs partnership with Ellesmere College

PSG Academy UK signs partnership with Ellesmere College

Developing sporting potential does not have to come with a lack of education. To avoid it, Paris Saint-Germain Academy UK builds a network of football and education pathways. Another element of this construction is the newly started partnership with Ellesmere College...

Palace for Life Foundation extends their dual-career programme

Palace for Life Foundation extends their dual-career programme

Starting from the upcoming academic year, the Palace for Life Foundation - associated with a top-flight English team, Crystal Palace - expands its offer for young footballers. First days of a 2026/27 term also marks a start of another football and education programme...

Silver Coaches in Helsinki: Turning experience into a resource

Silver Coaches in Helsinki: Turning experience into a resource

How can we make better use of the experience, coming from older coaches and sports leaders? This question is being constantly addressed by the international Silver Coaches project, bringing together organisations from Finland, Poland, Slovenia and Spain. During last...

When football ends: The Schmeichels’ on life after the game

When football ends: The Schmeichels’ on life after the game

When you're a professional athlete, retirement can mean much more than simply leaving the pitch. The end of sporting career ends also your routine, purpose and identity, which shaped your life for many years. This theme was one of the most striking ones when Danish...