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{{Short description|American executive}}
'''Daniel Sillman''' (born 1989) is an American sports executive, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is the CEO of Relevent,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2018/10/01/daniel-sillman-relevents-29-year-old-ceo-has-bold.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> a live soccer events and media company best known for marketing the media rights for the UEFA Champions League in the United States,<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Group |first=Relevent Sports |title=Relevent Sports Group Awarded to Sell UEFA Champions League Media Rights in U.S. |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/relevent-sports-group-awarded-to-sell-uefa-champions-league-media-rights-in-us-301477812.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> English Football League (EFL) in the Americas,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Jacob |date=2024-03-05 |title=Relevent Acquires EFL Rights Amid Wrexham-Driven Intrigue |url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2024/efl-tv-rights-relevent-wrexham-1234769226/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref> LaLiga across North America,<ref>{{Cite web |title=LaLiga and RELEVENT partner to promote soccer in the US and Canada |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/laliga-and-relevent-partner-to-promote-soccer-in-the-us-and-canada |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Página web oficial de LALIGA {{!}} LALIGA |language=en}}</ref> and the Bundesliga in North, Central, and South America.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crafton |first=Adam |title=German football bidding to crack the U.S. market by signing up with media group Relevent |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5777553/2024/09/19/bundesliga-germany-football-soccer-relevent/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Relevent also operates the Premier League Summer Series throughout the United States,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pelit |first=Asli |date=2023-08-03 |title=European Soccer Clubs' Summer Tours Heat Up U.S. Fans' Interest |url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2023/soccer-growth-usa-summer-tours-epl-laliga-1234733011/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref> owns the Women’s International Champions Cup (ICC),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pelit |first=Asli |date=2022-06-13 |title=Relevent's Women's Soccer Tournament Adds Mexico to Club Cup |url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2022/womens-international-champions-cup-relevent-sports-group-1234678537/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and co-created and produced the UEFA Champions League alternative broadcasts hosted by David Beckham on Paramount+.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2024-09-17 |title=David Beckham to Host UEFA Champions League Altcasts for Paramount+ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-beckham-uefa-champions-league-altcast-paramount-plus-1236004914/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career ==
Sillman founded Compass Management Group, while a student at the [[University of Michigan]], which offered financial services to athletes and entertainers, including [[Brandon Graham]], who later played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors.<ref name="Forty under 40">{{Cite web|title=Forty Under 40: Daniel Sillman |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/en/Journal/Issues/2019/03/25/Forty%20Under%2040/Sillman.aspx|access-date=2021-12-28|publisher=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com |work=[[Advance Publications|SportBusiness Daily]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heitner |first=Darren |title=Family Office FFO Adds Prominent Athlete Clients Including Draymond Green |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrenheitner/2016/04/25/family-office-ffo-adds-prominent-athlete-clients-through-acquisition/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
After selling Compass in 2014, Sillman joined RSE Ventures, a private investment firm owned by [[Stephen M. Ross]]. In 2017 he led the strategy to bring [[El Clásico]], a soccer match between [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], to the US in pre-season for the first time, and outside of Spain for the second time in 100 years. Following the match, in July 2017 Sillman became the CEO of Relevent.<ref name="bizjournals">{{Cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Ian |title=Sports Business: Daniel Sillman, Relevent's 29-year-old CEO, has bold plans |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2018/10/01/daniel-sillman-relevents-29-year-old-ceo-has-bold.html |access-date=2021-12-28 |work=[[New York Business Journal]] |publisher=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>
Sillman led the creation of the [[Women's International Champions Cup]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Das|first=Andrew|date=2018-04-11|title=International Champions Cup Will Add Women's Event This Summer|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/sports/soccer/manchester-city-psg-women-icc.html|access-date=2021-12-28|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the [[International Champions Cup Futures]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Feldman|first=Jacob|title=Big ambitions for youth International Champions Cup|url=https://www.si.com/media/2018/07/20/international-champions-cup-futures-tournament-youth-soccer|access-date=2021-12-28|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=20 July 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Transcript of ESPN-LaLiga Media Conference Call|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/05/transcript-of-todays-espn-laliga-media-conference-call/|access-date=2021-12-31|website=ESPN Press Room U.S.|publisher=[[ESPN]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
In August 2018 Sillman negotiated a 15-year joint venture deal on behalf of Relevent with [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional|La Liga]], with the goal of promoting [[soccer]] in [[Canada]] and the US. In June 2021, the JV between Relevent and LaLiga announced an eight-year, $1.4 billion broadcast deal to stream all 380 La Liga matches on ESPN Plus, with some televised on ESPN's networks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beer |first1=Jeff |title=Why elite Spanish soccer's La Liga is going to be your next streaming obsession |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90644762/why-spanish-soccer-la-liga-espn-plus-streaming-obsession |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=Fast Company}}</ref> In November 2021, the JV reached an eight-year extension with Televisa to broadcast LaLiga in Mexico, worth $560 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FOS PM: La Liga's $560M TV Deal |url=https://frontofficesports.com/newsletter/fos-pm-la-ligas-560m-tv-deal/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Front Office Sports |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2022, UEFA awarded Relevent to act as [[UEFA]] and the [[European Club Association]]’s sales agent for US media rights of UEFA club competition.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cunningham |first1=Euan |title=UEFA, Relevent, and ECA launch club competitions' media rights tender in US |url=https://www.sportcal.com/news/media/uefa-relevent-and-eca-launch-club-competitions-media-rights-tender-in-us/ |website=Sportcal |date=11 July 2022 |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref>In August 2022, Sillman negotiated with Paramount and reached a 6-year deal with UEFA valued at $1.5 billion, more than 2.5 times the value of the prior deal for the English language rights to UEFA Club Competitions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weprin |first1=Alex |title=Paramount Wins Rights to UEFA, Including Champions League, in $1.5B Deal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/paramount-tv-streaming-rights-uefa-champions-league-1235202236/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 August 2022 |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref> Relevent and Sillman also negotiated a 3-year deal with TelevisaUnivision for over $225 million for Spanish language rights for the seasons 2024-2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pelit |first=Asli |date=2023-05-16 |title=Univision Wins UEFA U.S. Spanish Media Rights in $225M Deal |url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2023/relevent-univision-uefa-deal-1234722993/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Sillman later led Relevent in securing and selling UEFA’s club competition rights in the US and EFL match fixture rights across North, Central, and South America. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Jacob |date=2024-03-05 |title=Relevent Acquires EFL Rights Amid Wrexham-Driven Intrigue |url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2024/efl-tv-rights-relevent-wrexham-1234769226/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Sillman was included on the ''[[Forbes]]'' “[[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 Under 30]] 2018: Sports” list,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Sillman|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/daniel-sillman/|access-date=2021-12-28|work=[[Forbes]]|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Sports Business Journal]]'''s 2019 “Forty Under 40” list,<ref name="Forty under 40" /> and Leaders Under 40 2022 list.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Leaders Under 40 |url=https://leadersinsport.com/sport-business/leaders-events/leaders-sport-awards/leaders-under-40/ |website=Leaders |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
Sillman is a member of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Miami Host Committee Board of Directors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-29 |title=Leadership |url=https://miamifwc26.com/leadership/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=FIFA World Cup 2026 Miami Host Committee |language=en-US}}</ref> He serves on the board of directors of RISE, a national nonprofit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice, and improve race relations.
Sillman is executive producer of the 2020 full-length documentary on ESPN about the [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] female soccer player [[Ada Hegerberg]], ''My Name is Ada Hegerberg''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-19 |title=Ada Hegerberg: 'I'm coming back to reconquer my position in football' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/19/ada-hegerberg-not-here-to-provoke-honest-thoughts-womens-football-lyon-norway |access-date=2021-12-28 |language=en |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-19 |title=Spain: Norwegian soccer star Ada Hegerberg fights internal battle |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/article/30339895/norwegian-soccer-player-ada-hegerberg-sacrifice-fight-equality-stardom |access-date=2021-12-28 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> He is an executive producer on the [[Netflix]] [[docuseries]] about [[Brazil]]ian soccer star [[Neymar]], ''[[Neymar: The Perfect Chaos|The Perfect Chaos]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Justin |date=December 14, 2021 |title=Netflix, Uninterrupted prep Neymar docuseries "The Perfect Chaos" |url=https://realscreen.com/2021/12/14/netflix-uninterrupted-prep-neymar-docuseries-the-perfect-chaos/ |access-date=2021-12-28 |work=[[RealScreen]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Rama |date=January 11, 2022 |title=Key Art And Trailer For NEYMAR: THE PERFECT CHAOS |url=https://www.ramascreen.com/key-art-and-trailer-for-neymar-the-perfect-chaos/ |accessdate=March 1, 2022 |publisher=ramascreen |format=Video}}</ref>
In September 2022, Major League Pickleball announced Daniel Sillman, along with [[LeBron James]], [[Kevin Love]], Draymond Green, [[Maverick Carter]], Paul Rivera and SC Holdings had purchased a pickleball franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Golden |first=Jessica |title=LeBron James is a pickleball fan. And now he's buying a team |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/28/lebron-james-is-a-pickleball-fan-and-player-now-hes-buying-a-team.html |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=CNBC |date=28 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Sillman is a long time business partner with 4-time NBA Champion [[Draymond Green]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haden |first1=Jeff |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Why One of the Most Successful CEOs (and Entrepreneurs) You've Never Heard of Still Thinks He Has a Lot to LearnHe runs Relevent, has invested in a number of companies with high-profile partners, yet few know him. Which may be a secret to his success. |url=https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/why-one-of-most-successful-ceos-and-entrepreneurs-youve-never-heard-of-still-thinks-he-has-a-lot-to-learn.html |accessdate=January 10, 2022 |work=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tracy |first=Marc |date=2015-09-25 |title=A Million Thanks: Pro Athletes Share the Wealth With Their Colleges |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/sports/ncaabasketball/a-million-thankspro-athletes-are-sharing-the-wealth-with-their-alma-maters.html |access-date=2021-12-28 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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