Guillem Balague

Football Author, Journalist, & Presenter

Guillem Balague is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience working in England and within Football. He currently works on Sky Sports' coverage of Spanish football, appearing regularly both on live match coverage and presenting the weekly round-up show, Revista de La Liga. Guillem also regularly appears on a number of different publications and media outlets including AS, Onda Cero, and Yahoo.com.

Guillem has written a number of books, including:

- "A Season on the Brink", an insider's account of Liverpool's 2004-05 Champions' League winning campaign, updated later with the 2006 FA Cup victory.
- The first international biography of Pep Guardiola.
- The first authorized account of the life of Leo Messi.
- The award winning 'Cristiano Ronaldo, the biography'

He has broken some of the biggest news of recent years: the arrival of David Beckham to Real Madrid and their signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, the departure of Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea, the departure of Cesc Fábregas from Arsenal to Barcelona, etc.

Guillem is the Director of Football at Biggleswade United and the patron of Football Beyond Borders.

Adrian Bevington

Owner, Adrian Bevington Sports & PR

Adrian Bevington is the former Club England Managing Director at the Football Association (the FA), a position he held from 2010 to 2015.

He joined the FA's communications division in 1997 and held several positions within the Communications area of the organization before becoming Head of Media Relations in April 2003.

In addition to managing the media team of the third most quoted organization in the UK, Adrian had also been responsible for the whole Communications Division since August 2004.

Prior to joining The FA he enjoyed roles including that of trainee reporter with ICI's company newspaper and Senior Publications Officer at Middlesbrough Football Club. At Boro' he was responsible for the match day and monthly magazine, several books, while playing a senior role within the club's PR and press team.

Gladstone Small

Former England Cricketer

Born in Barbados, Gladstone Small moved to England at age 14 and qualified to play cricket for his adopted country, competing in 17 Tests and 55 One-Day Internationals (ODI), including two Cricket World Cups.

Small's most famous achievement on the English side was on his initial call up on Boxing Day morning 1986, when he took seven wickets and was named man of the match as England took a 2-0 lead and a hold on the Ashes.

While still in the midst of his playing career in 1994, Small decided to go back to school and study Business Administration and Marketing which helped the right-handed fast bowler in his post-playing career. After retiring in 1999, Small joined the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) and eventually became Director where he was instrumental in growing the association to become a respected stakeholder within cricket.

Since 2008, Small has been primarily an ambassador for the PCA, consulting on various sponsorship and partnering deals, and acting as a motivational speaker, while contributing his time and efforts to various charities including Lords Taverners, Chance to Shine, Prostate Cancer and SPARKS.

Sky Andrew

Fifa Agent

Sky Andrew is a Team GB Olympian and winner of three Commonwealth Gold medals, a World Cup silver and 14 National table tennis titles. After a successful career in sport, he started Skylet Andrew in the 1990's. Since signing its first client, Sol Cambell, Sky now represents many high profile soccer players, television personalities, and companies with celebrity endorsement and PR.

Current and past clients include soccer players Jermaine Pennant, Jonathan Fortune, Adam Kwasarey, Marvin Sordell and Jay Boothroyd. Other clients include James Anderson, Frank Bruno, TV presenters Sarah-Jane Mee and Natalie Sawyer.

Mick Hogan

Newcastle Falcons Managing Director

Mick Hogan has been involved in Rugby League & Rugby Union for his entire 22 year career. A graduate of the Sports Studies degree course at Northumbria University he has worked for both governing bodies (Rugby Football League & Rugby Football Union) as well as CEO/Managing Director for top flight rugby clubs Wigan Warriors, Sale Sharks and Newcastle Falcons. Mick has also set up three charitable rugby foundations as well as serving on the board of Premiership Rugby on two separate occasions.

Mick originally started his career as the North East Rugby League Development Officer. After this role he joined Gateshead Thunder as Community Marketing Manager for their one year in Super League. In 2000 he crossed the River Tyne to join rugby union club Newcastle Falcons as Head of Marketing for two seasons before moving to Premiership Rugby as Head of Community Development.

Whilst at Premiership Rugby, Mick worked with all twelve Premiership clubs on their community marketing programmes and attracted support from Powergen for the inaugural National Community Rugby Programme. He also worked on the first two Premiership Finals at Twickenham as well as personally developing the London Double Header concept – where over 70,000 fans annually attend the season opening games in London.

In 2004, Mick returned to Newcastle Falcons as Commercial Director where over the next four seasons the club established attendance records and league high levels for both sponsorship and retail sales. In 2008, a move to rugby league's Wigan Warriors as CEO saw two seasons that culminated in the club's first Grand Final success in twelve years. Mick then spent two years as CEO of Sale Sharks and led the negotiations for the club's move from Stockport to a new purpose built rugby stadium in Salford. At both Wigan and Sale Mick set up and chaired both clubs' charitable Community Rugby Foundations

In 2012, Mick set up his sports consultancy – MMG Sports Ltd. He worked for two and a half years for England 2015, the organising body for the 2015 Rugby World Cup which will be staged in twelve English cities as well as Cardiff. The work for England 2015 saw Mick head up City Delivery and he managed the process that identified and selected the thirteen host cities for the Tournament.

Now back at Newcastle for a third spell Mick is currently Managing Director at Newcastle Falcons as well as Chairman of the Falcons Community Foundation. The club have also acquired Newcastle Thunder Rugby League and will deliver the official Rugby World Cup Fanzone on behalf of the City Council.

John Cross

Daily Mirror, Chief Football Writer

John Cross is an experienced sports journalist who is the Chief Football Writer and Arsenal correspondent for the Daily Mirror.

Alison Bender

ESPN Reporter

Alison Bender is an experienced freelance television and radio presenter specializing in football.

Alison has worked for Chelsea TV, Real Madrid TV and a whole host of global sports channels including Sky Sports News and ESPN where she has her own segment "Weekend Bender" looking ahead to the big football games in England and Europe.

Alison has hosted live match-day shows and highlights programs including World Cup, Confederations Cup, and Europa League.

Alison breaks live team news and interviews players and managers at league and Champions league games and appears regularly on the radio and on football podcasts.

Richard Trafford

Wyscout ®

Richard Trafford is a Team GB Olympian and winner of three Commonwealth Gold medals, a World Cup silver and 14 National table tennis titles. After a successful career in sport, he started Skylet Andrew in the 1990's. Since signing its first client, Sol Cambell, Sky now represents many high profile soccer players, television personalities, and companies with celebrity endorsement and PR.

Current and past clients include soccer players Jermaine Pennant, Jonathan Fortune, Adam Kwasarey, Marvin Sordell and Jay Boothroyd. Other clients include James Anderson, Frank Bruno, TV presenters Sarah-Jane Mee and Natalie Sawyer.

Katie Fitz-Costa

Arsenal FC Sr Exec Box Account Exec

Senior Executive Box Account Executive at Arsenal F.C.

Bill Galante

Miami Dolphins VP Guest Services

Bill Galante is in his 24th season with the Miami Dolphins and his second as vice president of guest experience and VIP services. In his role, he oversees the guest experience department, ensuring all visitors coming into Hard Rock Stadium have a seamless and enjoyable experience.

Prior to his current role, Galante served as senior vice president of operations in Davie. Galante spent his first six years in Miami overseeing the stadium's ticket sales, including serving as vice president of ticket sales and operations.

Lee Fraser

Newcastle Data Analyst

Lee has been with Newcastle United FC for over 14 years as a Technical Scout, Talent ID & Data Analyst, while also consulting in analytics for many soccer operations, including for the South African "Road to World Cup" in 1998, the UEFA Champions League in 2003, the UEFA Cup from 2003 – 2007 and the Welsh FA in 2007.

Ramon Vega

Vega Swiss Asset Mgmt CEO

Ramon Vega is the founder of Vega Swiss Asset Management. He was a professional football player for 17 years, most prominently with Tottenham Hotspur.

Matt Moore

Miami Dolphins QB

Matt Moore is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. He played college football at UCLA and Oregon State.

John Print

FIFA Agent

John Print is SMWW's Director of Soccer, registered intermediary with the English FA/USSF and a Licensed FIFA Players Agent for over 8 years. As an agent, John has represented clients at all professional levels in England, across Europe and the USA, including the EPL, MLS, and USL. In addition, John also works as a freelance soccer scout for professional teams in England providing opposition analysis and individual player assessments.

John has a tremendous understanding of what it takes to market a player at every level of the game. His combined scouting and agent experience with teams and clubs at all levels is unique and a huge asset for SMWW clients looking to play at the highest level.

Jan Wieland

Basketball Agent

Jan Wieland (Founder and CEO Blacktop Management) is of both German and Finnish descent. He founded Blacktop Management after a series of injuries put his pro basketball career to an end. Jan played in the USA in high school and colelge as well as a pro in Europe. His broad horizon from playing in different countries helps Jan understand very well the needs and problems both upcoming and established basketball players may face, along with challenges many teams face. Throughout his years of living and playing basketball both domestically and internationally, Jan has built up connections on every level and placed his players in 25 different countries around the world. Jan holds a business degree in HR Management and is a FIBA Certified agent, who speaks English, German, and Finnish fluently. (FIBA License # 201 202 4814) Jan speaks at the annual Basketball Career Conference in Las Vegas regularly. He will also be speaking at the Basketball Career Conference in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Keir Radnedge

WorldSoccer, Broadcaster, BBC, CNN, Sky, Author

Keir Radnedge is chairman of the Football Commission of AIPS, the international sports journalists’ association. He has been covering football worldwide for more than 40 years, reporting from the last 13 World Cups and writing more than 30 books, from tournament guides to comprehensive encyclopedias, aimed at all ages. His journalism career has included 30 years on national newspapers in Britain and other magazines all around the world. He is a former editor, and remains a lead columnist, of World Soccer and is a regular analyst for BBC radio and television, Sky, Aljazeera and CNN.

Keir edited a tournament newspaper at the FIFA World Cups of 1982, 1986 and 1990 and runs his own website, concentrating on sports politics and business at www.KeirRadnedge.com Twitter: @KeirRadnedge

Lynn Lashbrook

SMWW President and NFL Agent

Dr. Lynn Lashbrook has been working and teaching in Sports Management for over 40 years and has demonstrated a lifelong passion for growing dynamic sports programs. He is known for helping students strategize and reach their career goals in the world of sports. His high energy and well known motivating personality has captivated students and athletes. Dr. Lashbrook continues to work as an NFL agent and has personally represented over 100 NFL clients including first rounders.

Currently, Dr. Lashbrook is President of Sports Management Worldwide, first ever online sports management school with a mission to educate future sports business executives. SMWW trains thousands of students every year for sports business careers, including athletes, agents, and other sports industry leaders. Sports Management Worldwide, under Dr. Lashbrook's guidance, offers a global sports faculty via online training, with over 10,000 alumni from over 140 countries. SMWW offers cutting edge sports career courses that complement college courses. This includes the Sports Management Worldwide Agency, an international full-service sports agency with over 200 Agent Advisors worldwide representing hundreds of athletes.

Jim White

Sports Broadcaster Sky Sports, talkSPORT

Jim White is a British freelance television and radio presenter, known primarily for his work with talkSPORT and Sky Sports. Renowned for his round-the-clock presenting marathon on transfer deadline day, White was also part of the team that won a Scottish BAFTA for their coverage of Scotland’s campaign in the 1990 World Cup Finals.