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Manager of Portsmouth. Former Arsenal & England captain.
Tony Adams
Anchorman for Onefootball, hosting their daily football news, documentaries and features. As a host he has presented at two champions League Finals, Asian Athletics championship in India and the rugby world cup.
Antoine Allen
One of the first high profiles black footballers who made his name at Watford before moving to Liverpool in 1987. His international career with England started at the age of 19 and he went on to win 79 caps before retiring and becoming a TV pundit.
John Barnes
Dave made his name originally taking Wimbledon from non-league football to Premiership status, playing the long ball game. His powers of motivation are legendary and he has often spoken at management functions on team building.
Dave Bassett
To many Newcastle United supporters of the modern generation, Peter Beardsley is recognised as the best player to have pulled on the black and white shirt. And without doubt the locally born striker ranks with the most eminent of men to have played for the club in its long history.
Peter Beardsley
Richard Bevan is Chief Executive of the League Managers' Association an organisation he joined on the 1st January 2008 after 11 very successful years as Chief Executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association.
Richard Bevan
Bob is probably the only person ever to have been awarded an MBE by the Queen for after dinner speaking. Has made appearances on Countdown and has lots of sporting stories …always a hit with men of a certain age!
Bob 'the Cat' Bevan MBE
Susan is a media trainer, having been a broadcast journalist for over 20 years. She presented the early morning business show on LBC radio having previously worked for the BBC, Sky and ITV. Experienced host, VOG and presenter.
Susan Bookbinder
Sir Alan's assistant on The Apprentice and Vice Chairman of West Ham. Previously at Birmingham City, she turned the club form bankruptcy to profit, especially exploiting affinity deals - everything from credit cards to funerals! She was appointed to the House of Lords in 2014.
Karren Brady
Sir Trevor Brooking CBE - Football player turned manager, on-air analyst and administrator.
Trevor Brooking
Craig made his name internationally as Scottish national team football manager a post he was appointed to in November 1993 where he was both International Team manager and Technical Director. Craig had an outstanding record as Scotland Team Manager losing only five games in 27 competitive matches.
Craig Brown
Former professional footballer and chairman of the Professional Footballer's Association. He has battled injury and depression, including a suicide attempt in Dec 2014, but has bounced back following a spell in rehab and is an inspiring speaker who can talk candidly on the subject.
Clarke Carlisle
Adrian Chiles - Former host of The One Show and Match of the Day 2 who is now back on 5 Live. A popular corporate presenter.
Adrian Chiles
Former Liverpool, Tottenham and England goalkeeper, Ray Clemmence is a popular performer on the after dinner circuit.
Ray Clemence
Relaxed yet authoritative TV presenter, radio broadcaster, newspaper columnist and event host. Champion of the underdog - football and consumer.
Mark Clemmit
Former Manchester United, Newcastle and England International striker. The second-highest goalscorer in Premier League history.
Andy Cole
Liv Cooke became the World Female Football Freestyle Champion at the age of 18 in 2017 and her skills with a football have taken her to all corners of the world.
Liv Cooke
Former Tottenham player who has become an integral part of the BBC's football unit. He is a regular reporter for Match of the Day and Football Focus and has presented a variety of sports programmes for BBC TV and radio. During the South Africa World Cup we supplied him to Castrol who were holding an event for senior management drawn from across the globe, and they were delighted with him.
Garth Crooks
Football legend Kenny Dalglish is considered by many to be Liverpool's greatest player, and he was the club's first player/manager.
Kenny Dalglish
He continues to work for the BBC on a freelance basis, covering the Olympics and Commonwealth Games and in the summer of 2012 could be heard commentating on the women's hockey. He has also appeared as a guest panellist on the long-running BBC game show, Call My Bluff.
Barry Davies
David is a football entrepreneur and successful businessman who speaks about the business of football and the formation of the Premier League, of which he was a key instigator. The Premier League is now the most successful football league in the world while the story of its inception takes in subjects such as change and communication.
David Dein
One of the most colourful football characters in the business, Tommy has in his career managed Manchester United, Wolves, Chelsea, QPR (twice), Derby County, Aston Villa, Rotherham, Hull City, Preston, FC Porto, Sydney Olympic, Scotland and Altrincham.
Tommy Docherty
Retired Manchester United, Aston Villa, Coventry and Cambridge footballer. He has built a successful media career as a football pundit for the BBC, Sky and BT Sport.
Dion Dublin
Brilliant football impressionist who has appeared on Football Focus, Soccer AM and Match of the Day having originally found fame on YouTube.
Darren Farley
Paul built and ran the Ricoh Arena, Reebok and McAlpine Stadiums. A former Burnley footballer, he has had success on both the team sheet and the balance sheet. He's recently written a thriller alongside Alastair Campbell, a Burnley fan. Excellent speaker and very good on teamwork.
Paul Fletcher
Former Director of Football Operations at Chelsea Football Club, Mike is recognised for driving innovation and cutting edge methods across the high performance world of European soccer. Mike Forde helps today's leaders understand best practices in leadership, talent and data management and how to create a competitive advantage.
Mike Forde
Former football striker and manager. A natural scorer and was the 6th highest goalscorer in the Premier League. Best remembered for his time at Liverpool.
Robbie Fowler
A former Manchester United apprentice as a winger, Barry’s playing career involved brief spells with Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town and Leyton Orient, before he retired prematurely due to injury. He has managed Dunstable Town, Bedford Town, Maidstone United, Southend United, Barnet, Birmingham City and Peterborough United. Fry is currently director of football at Peterborough.
Barry Fry
Russell has been presenting BBC World Service's Sportsworld for 10 years. An experienced football and sports commentator and reporter, he has anchored the past 3 Olympics, covered major international tennis, golf and cricket.
Russell Fuller
Coventry-born Gould is one of only three men to have managed Coventry City for two separate spells.
Bobby Gould
Former Everton & Scottish Footballer, Andy is a Sky Sports Pundit and now based out of Qatar but has returned to commentate for several games for BT Sport - an after dinner speaker.
Andy Gray
Ruud Gullit started his football career in 1979 signing for the professional club Haarlem making his league debut at the age of sixteen.
Ruud Gullit
Legendary Liverpool player. Now a sought-after football speaker. Formerly played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Manchester City and MK Dons.
Dietmar Hamann
Former Liverpool and Scotland football international who is now a Match of the Day pundit.
Alan Hansen
Sir Geoff Hurst MBE. Best known for his hat trick in the 1966 World Cup final. A successful business career followed and he was knighted in 1999 - a popular after dinner speaker
Geoff Hurst
Pat Jennings - Legendary Arsenal and Northern Ireland goalkeeper and popular after dinner speaker.
Pat Jennings
Sports presenter, best known on Sky Sports for his football coverage. He has also hosted international cricket matches and covered the London 2012 Olympics David is a popular host for corporate events and awards ceremonies.
David Jones
"Vinnie" Jones is a film actor and ex-footballer, who played for Wales.
Vinnie Jones
Former professional footballer who played over 650 games for various clubs and also managed Bradford City and Stoke City. Now a pundit on Sky Sports and on Soccer Saturday.
Chris Kamara
Legendary footballer and England international, arguably the best player/manager of his generation. Kevin managed Newcastle, Fulham and England and is keynote speeches are always very well received including insights into teamwork, leadership and man management. He even speaks German following his stints in the country when he won European Footballer of the year.
Kevin Keegan
Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland international; now a Match of the Day pundit and popular speaker and host for corporate events.
Mark Lawrenson
A football legend at Southampton, he retired at the end of the 2002 season, but Saints fans will never forget how, almost single-handedly at times, he kept Saints in the Premiership, he is now a pundit on Sky TV.
Matt Le Tissier
Former footballer who has become a sports presenter and Match of the Day host.
Gary Lineker
Gary Mabbutt - Spurs legend and popular face for corporate events.
Gary Mabbutt
Frank McAvennie - former West Ham and Celtic striker with a colouful life. Popular after dinner speaker.
Frank McAvennie
TV and radio sports presenter and events host, most noted for presenting football programmes. Best known on Sky Sports, he now presents English Premiership coverage from Dubai.
Rob McCaffery
Former Wolverhampton manager and sometime pundit.
Mick McCarthy
Wilf McGuinness - Manchester United legend and popular after dinner speaker and raconteur.
Wilf McGuinness
Lawrie McMenemy - Southampton football legend and popular after dinner speaker.
Lawrie McMenemy
RTS award winning producer; McQueen is a lead anchor on Sky Sports News & current the presenter of flagship Saturday evening Football First Premier League highlights show Match Choice, she also presents a live 3 o'clock Premier League game which is shown exclusively in Ireland with full build up & post match, as well as Game of the Day for both the UK & Ireland.
Hayley McQueen
Former Arsenal, Middlesbrough and England star Paul Merson is a Sky Sports pundit whose well documented addictions to gambling & alcohol form a backdrop to his thoroughly entertaining after dinner speeches.
Paul Merson
John Motson - veteran football commentator and broadcaster
John Motson
Fabrice famously suffered a heart attack playing for Bolton against Spurs at White Hart Lane. His heart stopped beating for 78 mins, but remarkably he recovered to tell his tale.Fabrice was a refugee from Congo who despite coming to the country with no English at 7, went on to gain 10 GCSE's and 3 A Levels before embarking on his football career.
Fabrice Muamba
Colin presents Fighting Talk on 5 Live each Saturday, and Quest’s Football League coverage. The author of 'A Random History of Football' he has also won numerous Sony Awards (radio’s Oscars) and presented a host of sports including darts, snooker and American Football, to name but a few. A superb host who really throws himself into proceedings, getting everyone involved. Started his career on Radio 1!
Colin Murray
Renowned striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team. Michael is now a commentator and pundit on BT Sport.
Michael Owen
Former Arsenal football player who is now a commentator and host on TalkSport. An immensely likeable character, Ray has a treasure chest of tales to share and is also an adept motivator.
Ray Parlour
Former Nottingham Forest, Coventry and England player who moved into management.
Stuart Pearce MBE
Former England midfielder who is now a coach.
David Platt
Former manager and player who is now a popular pundit.
David Pleat
Former professional footballer and Premier League Manager and winner of "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!"
Harry Redknapp