Michele Uva is UEFA Director of Football & Social Responsibility, appointed in January 2021. He has dedicated an entire career to professional sport in several contexts, disciplines and environments. He has performed the role of CEO in sports organisations such as the Italian Football Association (FIGC), the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), professional football clubs (Parma and Lazio), basketball club (Lottomatica Roma) and volleyball clubs (Bologna, Treviso and Matera), as well as Deputy Commissioner in Italian Serie A football league. Between 2017 and 2020 he was UEFA Vice-president, Chairman of Club Licensing Committee and member of several UEFA Committee: Finance, Club Competition SA, Strategic Steering, Professional Football Strategic, Women. Author of six books on sport and football industry, he is currently a lecturer for several masters organised by international and Italian universities.
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Michele Uva
Director Football and Social Responsibility - UEFA
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Ebru Köksal
Chair - Women in Football
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Juan Mata
Professional Football Player and Co-Founder - Common Goal
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Maheta Molango
Chairman - PFA
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Elias Zamora
Chief Data Officer - Sevilla FC
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Javier Sobrino
Managing Partner Sport - Aser Ventures
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Todd Kline
Chief Commercial Officer | Board Member - Tottenham Hotspurs FC
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Tan Kesler
Vice Chairman - Hull City
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