Empowering
Athletes Beyond the Game
A message of Thanks from Ian Rush MBE
With sincere appreciation to the law students, former police officers, and investigative reporters whose dedication, time, and relentless effort continue to support his and many other footballers’ pursuit of justice.
Law Students
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Ex-Police Officers
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Investigative Reporters
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Building real ventures, trusted systems, and future-ready opportunities through sport, education, justice, safety, and international growth.
IR9 is a live business and innovation HUB built to replace outdated models with practical execution, ownership, trust, and measurable impact. We help footballers, families, founders, and future professionals build real businesses, solve real problems, and create new systems that work in the real world.
Our Model
We build Ventures through a practical Framework:
Learn through live environments
Build through real operating ventures
Earn through meaningful contribution
Own through long-term value and aligned incentives
This is how we help footballers, families, founders, future professionals, and operators create sustainble opportunity.
20+
Ventures Supported
30+
Successful Investments
15
Community Impact Projects
Build with us
Whether you are a footballer, founder, educator, operator, family office, professional, policymaker, or strategic partner, we are building platforms that create practical value and challenge outdated systems.
Explore the opportunities. Build with us. Help shape what comes next.