GPFL CLUBS

Our 20 Clubs

How did we do it?

How does anyone pick just 20 cities, from the hundreds of world class locations around the world, then establish a new world class sporting organisation in each?

“There’s a big chunk of personal preference involved, of course,” explains Dwayne Barlow, Global Premier Football League (GPFL) founder. “I mean, where I would like to watch football plays a big part because this my thing. But we’ve also taken some specialist advice.”

The 2021 World’s Best Cities list, along with the updated 2022 version, were great places to consider when naming the host cities. “There was some excellent info in these reports and, if anything, it reinforced what we initially thought about a number of our prospective locations. Go through the first 20-plus cities on the lists and you will certainly find fair few in the final mix.”

But we didn’t stop there. “We had to make sure to get a natural global spread of locations for our clubs, while also taking into consideration important aspects such as football culture and sporting infrastructure,” said Barlow.

Naming the clubs was the fun bit. “We did a fair bit of research, looking at the history and culture of each city, before settling on the names then designing the logos. It was a pretty big job but, already, we think we know a fair bit more about each place we’ll be visiting during the life of the Global Premier Football League.”