Sam is an experienced commercial leader, who started his career working in the digital marketing team of a multi-national bank. He subsequently went onto work for one of the UK’s first tech unicorns, followed by spells leading sponsorship and rights holder sales for two separate companies. He now finds himself as the commercial leader for a sponsorship valuation business which works with some of the biggest football clubs in the world.

Growing up in AS Monaco’s famed academy, Benjamin’s playing career came to an abrupt end at young age. Nevertheless, taking solace from life’s other opportunities, he found the ability to take the experience from his playing days and match that with his entrepreneurial drive. He’s co-founded the company, Eyeball, who are revolutionizing the football scouting ecosystem.

Freestyle football is Dan’s domain and making it global was his mission. With his entrepreneurial spirit and infectious enthusiasm, Dan founded the World Free Style Football Association and has been organizing tournaments all over the world since the initial launch in Malaysia many years ago. Rebook, Adidas, the global E-Sports federation and FIFA street are just a few of the names that Dan has worked for. In this episode he shares with us all his insights and experiences from all of them.

Zarah’s passion for football is inexpressible, and from a young age always wanted to be involved in any capacity. From working in cricket with her family, to moving to Dubai, pursuing a masters at the Football Business academy and now working at the biggest group in Football today, Zarah’s journey into football has been one filled with different challenges and experiences.

Living his boyhood dream, Christoforos is the head of operations and ticketing at Apollon Limassol, the current Cypriot first division champions. A life long fan of the club, Chris recounts his journey from the terraces to the boardroom and how a chance meeting changed his career path.

Ioannis has been actively involved across various levels of football for a number of years. Be it coaching or the commercial side, he was determined to break into the industry. He then found his calling in sustainability and decided to bring the best of both worlds together. Join us as we discuss his background, what a sports sustainability consultant is, and the ways in which his company, the Sports Footprint, are partnering with sports organizations to tackle environmental issues.

Evening Standard, Squawka, Budweiser, West Ham United and now MKTG. Amar walks us through his career, experiences and how he got to where he is, all while discussing content at both club level and brand level.

Welcome to Focus Football, your hosts, Faris & Amr, explain the purpose, their motivations and drivers for this podcast and what to expect going forward.