Striver is the engagement platform where football's next generation finds its voice. The website is the public front door and the app is home for deeper community and mentor content.

Who leads editorial at Striver?

Editorial leadership is led by Eleanor Hall as editor-in-chief, supported by the wider masthead listed on the About page.

How can I get involved with Striver?

You can read the newsroom, follow the writers, and download the app to join community, mentor, and squad experiences.

About Striver

Football’s new voice.

Striver is the engagement platform where football’s next generation finds its voice. The website is the front door. The app is home.

01 / Platform problem

The problem

Football’s next generation is underserved.

Young players live inside toxic social feeds, with limited development resources and grassroots football that sits invisible to the mainstream. Academy, U18 and U21 coverage is thin. Young fans are talked at, not talked with.

When you’re under 25 and you love football, there is no obvious place to understand what is happening for people your age, ask questions, and develop. That is the gap Striver fills.

02 / What we ship

What Striver is

Two products, one ecosystem.

Striver.Football is the public front door. Quality coverage of the professional game, youth football, women’s football, the pathway and the people. Written by a generation of fresh voices rather than recycled pundits.

The Striver app is home. Private squads, mentor sessions from legends of the game, community, challenges and rewards. Real value for being there, not just another feed to scroll.

Web: discoverApp: engageCommunity-ledMentor-powered

03 / Values

What we believe

Five values we hold to.

AmbitiousWe believe in potential.
AuthenticReal voices, real stories.
InclusiveEvery level matters.
FreshYoung energy, modern voice.
SupportiveBuild up, not tear down.

Last reviewed: 28 April 2026

04 / Positioning

What makes us different

Others versus us.

Established pundits recycling takesFresh voices with new perspectives
Professional football onlyGrassroots to greatness at every level
Women's football as afterthoughtWomen's game with equal respect
Toxic comment sectionsHate-free by design
Content consumersCommunity participants
Generic sports mediaBuilt for the next generation

05 / Masthead

Editorial leadership

The team behind the desk.

Editor-in-chiefEleanor HallLeads editorial standards, safeguarding sign-off, and major story calls across the newsroom.
Content and partnerships managerPeteRuns desk planning and partner collaborations that connect reporting with the wider football community.
Talent liaisonMattWorks with mentors, contributors, and ambassadors to keep first-hand voices close to every desk.
Newsroom teamThe writersSee every reporter, editor, and byline currently publishing on Striver.

06 / Next step

Join us.

Read the work. Download the app. Back the club you love the way you want to.

Get the app Read the newsroom

Football’s next generation is underserved.

When you’re under 25 and you love football, there is no obvious place to understand what is happening for people your age, ask questions, and develop. That is the gap Striver fills.

Two products, one ecosystem.

The Striver app is home. Private squads, mentor sessions from legends of the game, community, challenges and rewards. Real value for being there, not just another feed to scroll.

Web: discoverApp: engageCommunity-ledMentor-powered