One of England’s best players, with the potential to become one of the game’s all-time greats
Trent A-A – The One Percenter
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Jack Of All Trades
Jack… keep your eye on the ball and don’t get sidetracked by all the noise and adulation. You see my fellow Brummie, you really can …
Dane Valley – Our Advice Is Your Future…
Planning for the future, for family or business is one of the most important steps you’ll ever take.Professional Player’s partner Dane Valley Financial Services tells …
Jimmy Greaves
Words | Anna Pointer 20 February 1940 | 19 September 2021 ‘Football will not see the likes of him again,’ were the words of Tottenham …
PP – Media Pack
Welcome To Professional Player As the first publication of its kind, Professional Player is designed and written exclusively for footballers past, present and future. The …
One Glove – Playing For Keeps
The ONE Glove Company are UK-based and, for a number of years, have gone head-to-head with the biggest sports brands on the planet. As Professional Player discovered from managing director Miles Leighton and Watford keeper Rob Elliot, their innovative approach has cemented their position as a key player in what is a competitive market.
Amal Fashanu – The Trailblazer
The late Justin Fashanu became the first £1million black footballer following his move from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981. He also remains to this day the only openly gay footballer to have played professionally in the UK. To honour his impact, Justin was inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame last season where his niece Amal, who founded the Justin Fashanu Foundation and very much a trailblazer in her own right, picked up the posthumous award on his behalf.
The Eco Has Landed
We all love to travel, a luxury staycation right here in the UK might just be what you are looking for. Not only is it more practical, but it will also help with curtailing your carbon footprint.
Who says that luxury and sustainability need to be mutually exclusive? More and more travellers are opting to stay in hotels that have serious green credentials but don’t want to compromise on the finer things in life.
The ‘Saint’ – Ian St John
Goodbye, but never forgotten… Tributes from the world of football came thick and fast after Ian St John died in March this year, after a …
Soccer Hub – The Kids Are Heroes
Lockdown has brought challenges that have affected many children, but with some innovative online ideas, Soccer Hub has helped with the physical and mental well-being of their 150 players across the north of England
Jack Downer – Panna Time
London-based Jack Downer is a world champion Panna player. He gives Professional Player the lowdown on the street soccer sport that is rapidly taking off …
Stevenage – The King Of Herts
When you’re struggling at the bottom end of the League Two table, life can be hard. But that hasn’t stopped Stevenage FC, who have shown real ingenuity and foresight to become known the world over, as CEO Alex Tunbridge explains to Professional Player…
Tom Hateley – Pole to Pole
Tom Hateley had a successful career in Scotland before seeking pastures new in Poland, where he had two spells, before moving to Cyprus. With a young family in tow, leaving Blighty has provided its challenges, but as he and wife Hannah told Professional Player, they have no regrets…
Kicking Dementia Into Touch
Football hero Robbie Savage is part of a new campaign to combat the disease Former Welsh international Robbie Savage was heartbroken when he lost his …
‘I’ve always wanted to fight… I have that hunger, I love football’
Jesse Lingard explains to Professional Player how maintaining his peak physical condition has helped him fire on all cylinders following his loan move to West Ham United…