Dating back to 1908, the Boom Football Club was one of the best known in Belgium. In 1998 Boom FC merged with Rupel (a club named after the Rupel River) to form the Koninklijke (Royal) Rupel Boom Football Club. Nathan Crockett found out about the club when it was days away from bankruptcy and bought the club from a Spanish investment group (Rising Phoenix). RBFC is known for its tenacity (the Pitbull mascot) and for representing a working town (the nickname “Brickmakers”).
The Crockett family has enjoyed making many new friends in Belgium. The city of Boom is located directly between Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium’s two largest and most significant cities. Beyond their 9,000 seat stadium, Rupel Boom also operates an outstanding youth academy with excellent facilities, training nearly 500 youth each season, with a long waiting list. International superstar Romelu Lukaku got his start in the youth academy at Rupel Boom (1999-2003).
Boom, Belgium is also world famous for hosting the Tomorrowland festival, one of the world’s largest outdoor music festivals. The Tomorrowland park complex is directly next door to the Rupel Boom youth academy facilities. Nathan and the newly appointed leadership team hope to return Rupel Boom to its former status as a top Belgium football club and continue building the community of Boom through the outstanding youth academy, providing a lifetime of football for those in the community.
Stars Born Here (SBH Academy) is a European Pro Football Academy that provides a player-centered coaching environment producing players who excel in the tactical, physical, psychological and social areas of football (soccer). Our holistic experience is geared toward local and international youths (regardless of nationality and access to funding). We desire to create pathways that prepare the next generation of quality players to enter universities, pro academies, and professional teams. SBH is blessed to have outstanding facilities, top level coaching staff, and a myriad of connections with agents and professional scouts.
Fidelis Andria is a professional football club in Italy with a very strong fan base. For the 2022-24 seasons, 7Crocketts made a significant investment to be the primary sponsor of Fidelis Andria. The Crockett family enjoys watching Fidelis games (On TV) and is considering future investment in Andria, Italy.
The Crockett family has partnered with Robert Maes in EngardeAsia, EngardeEurope, and EngardeUSA. Engarde Sports is a group of responsive marketing sports agents who work with some of the biggest teams and individuals in the sporting world. From Formula 1 to the World Cup, Professional Rugby to English Premier League, Summer and Winter Olympics to a top European Cycling Team, Engarde is small enough to be nimble, but experienced enough to be valuable.