Three of the Most Popular Soccer Leagues in the World

The recipient of a bachelor's degree in accounting and an MBA in finance from the University of Ghana Business School and University of Rochester, respectively, Delaena Kalevor is an Irvine, California-based finance executive with nearly 15 years of business development experience. Outside of his professional endeavors, Delaena Kalevor enjoys playing and watching soccer.

There are dozens of prominent soccer leagues throughout the world, but these are three of the most popular:

English Premier League (EPL)

The EPL has the largest global audience among all professional soccer leagues. An estimated 643 million households watched games during the 2018-19 season. Moreover, the league is broadcast in more than 200 countries. It has 20 teams and leads all other leagues in total revenue.

Serie A

Launched in 1929, Serie A is the premier soccer league in Italy and includes popular teams such as AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Juventus. Teams compete for the Coppa Campioni d'Italia, which has been the league's top prize since 1961.

Bundesliga

Germany's domestic league is known as the Bundesliga. It has 18 teams and runs from August to May, with each team playing 34 games. The league brought in more than $4.3 billion in revenue in 2018. Some of the most successful clubs are Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and Schalke 04.

 

Unsecured Lending Explained

Delaena Kalevor holds an MBA in finance from the University of Rochester, where he merited several awards, including the Prince Family Foundation Scholarship and Product Innovation Award. Delaena Kalevor is the current VP of strategic initiatives at Synchrony, where he oversees program management, strategy development, project management, and development of unsecured lending products.

Unsecured loans or personal loans are loans that are issued based on the borrower's creditworthiness without requiring collateral or a security deposit. If the borrower defaults, there is no asset that can be seized to repay the loan.

Unsecured loans typically have higher interest rates than secured personal loans. Since the loan is not backed up with an asset, borrowers must possess high credit scores to qualify for unsecured loans. Credit scores are a reflection of the borrower's creditworthiness. Lenders typically determine credit score by evaluating the loan applicant's credit history and proof of income using a debt-to-income ratio formula.

In some cases, lenders will require borrowers with low credit scores to provide a consigner, who will bear the legal obligation to cover the debt if the borrower defaults on the loan.

There are three forms of unsecured loans: personal loans, student loans, and unsecured credit cards. Personal loans are often issued by banks, online lenders, or credit unions. Student loans are available from the Department of Education and various private sources. Credit cards are classified as unsecured loans because the user borrows money each time they make a charge and are also referred to as revolving credit.

Common Charcoal Grilling Mistakes to Avoid

As an independent consultant for institutional investors, Delaena Kalevor spent over 6 years at Synchrony as the vice president of strategic initiatives and payment solutions. In his free time, Delaena Kalevor enjoys playing soccer, writing, and grilling on a charcoal grill.

While there are many benefits to charcoal grilling, it’s easy to make mistakes. Here are a few common mistakes to avoid next time you fire up your charcoal grill:

1. Using Lighter Fluid

Using lighter fluid to start your charcoal grill can leave a chemical flavor on your food. Instead, light the coals with a chimney starter. Pack the bottom of the starter with newspaper, fill the rest with charcoal, and light the bottom. Let the coals heat up for 15 to 20 minutes, and then pour them into your grill’s base.

2. Cooking the Wrong Foods

With charcoal grills, the charcoal is your direct heat source and cooks food similar to the high heat settings on a gas grill. Because of this, it’s easy to burn or overcook foods that are not suited for high-heat cooking, such as hot dogs, sausages, and some fruits. This doesn’t mean you have to avoid these foods, but make sure to pay extra attention to the cook time for foods that only need indirect heat.

3. Forgetting the Grill Vents

Manipulating the top and bottom grill vents on your charcoal grill gives you a lot of control over the grill’s temperature. The more open you leave them, the hotter your grill will get. This will cook the food faster, but you’ll need to be extra careful so that you don’t burn what’s on the grate.

Maximizing the Healthy Benefits of Charcoal Grill Cooking

 

A business leader who holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Rochester and recently served 7 years as vice president of strategic initiatives with Synchrony Financial, Delaena Kalevor currently advises institutional investor clients as an independent consultant in Irvine, California. Outside of the professional environment, Delaena Kalevor is an avid charcoal grill cook.

When compared to other forms of cooking that flavor food by adding fat or allowing grease to pool, grilling is a relatively healthy option. However, grilling also presents significant health risks. For one thing, Americans tend to gravitate toward high-fat and high-calorie foods such as hamburgers and sausages when grilling. Charcoal grilling also releases the potentially cancer-causing compounds polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which collect on meat as it cooks.

To make charcoal grilling as healthy as possible, wise cooks will opt for fruit and vegetables while staying away from fatty meats. Not only are fruits and vegetables inherently healthier than meats, but they also don’t produce or collect PAHs and HCAs. When grilling meat, cooks can cut down on PAHs and HCAs by avoiding charring or removing charred sections. They can also reduce PAH and HCA levels by starting the cooking process in the microwave and grilling on tin foil to prevent dripping.