• Boutique International Soccer Tours

Two cities. Two clubs. One tour they’ll talk about for years.

Offside Explorers designs European soccer tours for American youth clubs, high schools and colleges, built on real relationships with professional academies, and personally led from the first training session to the last flight home.

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• Where our players have trained 

Chelsea FC · AS Roma · FC Porto · SC Braga · Coverciano - Italian National Training Centre

• Why Offside Explorers

We’re well-connected, built on a legacy, and the best soccer travel company you’ll work with.

We take on a small number of clubs each year - our ceiling is twenty - so that every tour is planned around your players rather than fitted into a schedule. Sessions are coached by the host club’s academy staff, not part-time or foundation coaches. Matches are against real local opposition.

Our Story 
• Home of the Two Leg Tour

Our trips have two halves.
We take both of them seriously.

A Two Leg Tour splits the trip between two destinations and two host clubs — Copenhagen and Malmö, Vienna and Prague, Milan and Lake Como, or any other mix. Players train and compete in two distinct soccer environments inside a single week, traveling between them.

Leg One

Arrive, integrate, train with the host academy, and play your first fixture against local opposition.

Travel

Move between cities as a squad — a stadium tour, a live match, or a day in the city.

Leg Two

A second club, a second soccer culture, a second set of problems to solve. Finish with the tour's biggest fixture.

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Soccer is why you travel.
Exploring is why you'll never forget it.

What a tour includes

Training

Sessions delivered by the host club's academy staff, on the ground their own players use. We specify academy coaches in writing.

Explore

A stadium tour at every destination, a live professional match where the calendar allows, and a proper day in the city. Players go home having seen the place, not just the pitch.

Compete

Two or three competitive fixtures against genuine local opposition, arranged by our partner clubs rather than assembled from whoever happens to be available.

Grow

Small groups, high supervision, and a week of being the away team in someone else’s country. Players return more independent, more adaptable, and more confident than when they left.

• The Offside difference

Book a tour with me and I’m on the plane with you.

Lee Cullip is the Founder of Offside Explorers and a lifelong football coach and leader. His career has included work with UEFA, U.S. Soccer, Houston Dynamo, Houston Dash and LA Galaxy. Lee created Offside Explorers to give young players unforgettable football experiences around the world — combining elite football environments, new cultures and memories that last a lifetime.

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• Built for clubs. Trusted by families.

Two people have to say yes to a tour.
We’ve made it easy for both.

• For Clubs & Coaches

You're responsible for the soccer and the reputation of the trip.

  • A bespoke itinerary built around your squad’s age group and level

  • Academy-staff coaching and genuinely competitive fixtures

  • Logistics, accommodation, ground transport and on-tour management handled end to end

  • One point of contact from first conversation to landing back home

  • A tour that strengthens team culture and gives your club something to be known for

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• For Families

You’re sending your child abroad and probably coming too.

  • Small groups with high adult supervision throughout

  • Carefully selected accommodation, and full visibility of the itinerary before you travel

  • Flexible payment schedules rather than one lump sum

  • We deliberately don’t book your flights, so you can arrive early or stay on afterwards and make a family trip of it

  • The founder is on the tour, contactable, the entire time

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Testimonials

  • Testimonial

    “The care and thoughtfulness behind every detail is what makes it special. The memories and life lessons she takes away go far beyond the game.”

    — Vivian, parent
    Portugal Tour 2026

  • “Offside Explorers is about so much more than soccer. Experiencing a new country and environment pushes players beyond their comfort zones, helping them grow while creating memories that will last a lifetime.”

    — Allie Wilson, Chester FC Player
    Chelsea Tour, 2025

  • “What an experience! Beyond the football, Offside Explorers creates an incredible trip rooted in the game we love. It was a privilege to play at Coverciano in Florence—a memory that will stay with me for a lifetime.”

    — Aurora, Chapman University
    Italy Tour, 2026

  • “I’ve been on several tours with my football-loving children, and Offside Explorers was by far the finest. The attention to detail, positive interactions with the staff, and genuine care taken to make the tour a success for every player were outstanding. They also give parents the freedom to explore and enjoy the destination—not just see it from inside a bus!”

    — Joe
    Chelsea Tour, 2025

• Planning a tour for 2027 or 2028?

Tell us about your club. We’ll tell you what’s possible.

We take a small number of clubs each year and plan most tours twelve to eighteen months out. If you’re considering Europe, the earliest conversation is the most useful one - it’s what lets us build the tour around your squad rather than around what’s left.

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