NJ/NY Gotham FC announced Thursday that Justin Marriott was hired as vice president of youth soccer.

Marriott will draw on his decades of experience in the industry to enhance Gotham FC’s footprint om the youth soccer landscape.

He will facilitate group ticket sales and paid partnerships in the youth soccer space, increase club exposure and help forge community relations through camps and events. Marriott will also help to design, build, and implement Gotham FC’s youth and player development platform.

“It’s an honor to join Gotham FC’s forward-thinking leadership team and to play a role in the continued transformation of this club,” Marriott said in a statement. “The New Jersey and New York youth player pool is one of the largest and most talented in the entire country, and look forward to making Gotham FC a major presence in that community.”

 

 

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.