Varsity Nine partner with MK Dons for 25/26 season
MK Dons are pleased to announce sports management company Varsity Nine as an Official Club Partner, and the first of our new Official Pathway Partners.
Established in 2022, Varsity Nine was founded and designed by sports experts with one simple mission in mind – to innovate how sports services are formatted and delivered to high-performing athletes. They offer a range of services, including scholarship placements, professional contract opportunities, and performance development programs.
Varsity Nine’s UK Football and Education Programme offers an elite environment that develops high-performing players while producing young people with strength, self-belief and integrity, equipping them for their futures on and off the pitch.
On becoming MK Dons' founding Pathway Partner, Director Vivion Cox said:
“We're delighted to commit to a long-term partnership with MK Dons.
"This collaboration is particularly exciting as it secures Varsity Nine’s ability to host our elite showcase at Stadium MK — an event that is rapidly becoming a benchmark in college soccer recruitment, attracting recruitment teams from across the globe in search of top talent.
"Beyond the showcase, this partnership cements Varsity Nine as an international pathway partner of MK Dons, creating a powerful platform for collaboration in coaching, player development, and player exchanges.
"Together, we’re ensuring that every athlete in our programme receives a full professional experience from day one.”
On welcoming Varsity Nine as founding Pathway Partner, Group CEO Neil Hart said:
“We're absolutely thrilled to announce Varsity Nine as our latest Club Partner.
“Varsity Nine are at the very forefront of college soccer recruitment in the US. Their work over the last few years has been seriously impressive, and we'redelighted to have them on board.
"We're really excited by the potential of this partnership, we want to work with fantastic companies to establish and develop impactful working relationships.”
Adding to Neil’s comments, Club CCO Mark Davies said:
“We’re really pleased that Varsity Nine have developed their commitment to the Club by becoming one of our founding Pathway Partners.
“At MK Dons, we're proud of youth development and the pathways associated with it.
"This latest partnership is testament to it, and we are delighted Vivion and his team have chosen to partner with us. We all want to thank them for their support."
