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The World Football Summit Awards honor and celebrate the talent, passion, and dedication of sports business professionals are shaping the football industry we need.
When the game starts, football belongs to the players. They are the only stars. But for footballers to shine on the pitch, the hidden work of countless professionals off it across the industry’s multiple sectors is required.
The WFS Awards acknowledge and reward the achievements of the people and organizations who are making change happen and whose talent, passion, and dedication will help us reach a more profitable, professional, and sustainable football industry.
WORLD FOOTBALL SUMMIT AWARDS
The WFS Awards acknowledge and reward the achievements of the people and organizations who are making change happen and whose talent, passion, and dedication will help us reach a more profitable, professional, and sustainable football industry.
Calendar
Don't miss football industry history
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March 16 – July 28, 2023
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Finalists announced
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Winners announced
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WFS Awards 2023
September 20, 2023
Whether it’s club managers, agencies, sponsors, companies, media, associations or NGOs – it’s more pertinent than ever to celebrate and showcase these efforts and best practices. The application period for the 2023 WFS Awards is closed but stay tuned to our social media channels to find out who will shine in front of the entire ecosystem on September 20th!
Categories
Changing the business of football and enhancing its social impact
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Best Executive
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Best digital transformation initiative
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Best Sportstech Startup
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Best Venue
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Best Supplier
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Best Women's Football Initiative
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Best Internationalization Strategy
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Football without limits
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Marcus Rashford Award
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Football for Good
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Most impactful branding in football
WFS Awards 23 - Jury Members
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Abel Aguilar
Ambassador
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Germán Argüelles
Foundation's Director
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Jonas Baer-Hoffmann
Secretary General
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Chad Biagini
President
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Koen Bosma
Partner
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Catherine Carty
Chair Manager
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Noella Coursaris
Founder
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Patrick Coyle
Chief Operating Officer
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Edward Cummings
Sports consultancy
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Isabella Echeverri
Union & Players Relations Coordinator
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Mota El Bawab
CIO
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Alex Ferrer
Senior Director
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Klaus Filbry
CEO
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Adam Fraser
Chief Executive
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Lalo García Torres
CEO
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Jürgen Griesbeck
Co-Founder
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Catie Griggs
President
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Yvonne Harrison
CEO
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Aitor Hernández
Executive Director
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Simon Howard
Partner, M&A Transaction Services
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Olivier Jarosz
CEO
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Todd Kline
Chief Commercial Officer
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Ebru Köksal
Senior Advisor
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David Labrune
International Media Rights Director
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Sergey Lyzhin
Honorary Secretary General
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Hamchetou Maiga-Ba
Chair
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Rohn Malhotra
Managing Director
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Paraag Marathe
President
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Jess Markt
Disability Sport & Inclusion Specialist
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Jordi Massana
CEO
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Elena Montoro
Project Manager
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Rafael Muela Pastor
General Manager
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Arvind Narayanan
Chief Strategy Officer
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Hala Ousta
Senior Diversity & Accessibility Manage
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Dr. Nasanbat Oyunbat
Chairman
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Jean-Paul Petranca
Managing Director & Partner
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Thomas Rypens
Direct to Consumer Director
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Álex Sánchez
Athlete
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Franco Segarra
Innovation Director
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Julio Senn
Managing Director and Founder
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Preeti Shetty
CEO
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Lina Souloukou
International Media Rights Director
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Nina Tsimpouli
Head of sports
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Alejandro Ugarrio
Director of Atleti Lab
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Muhammad Yunus
Peace Nobel Laureate