The Sporting Club was founded by the multi-award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster, Ian Stafford.
Ian's vision was to create a modern, diverse club for business professionals to use, via the numerous Sporting Club venues, to work, meet and network, as well as enjoy and client entertain at many live events with big name sports stars, and benefit from a truly proactive community of good people producing good business.
Ian is a British journalist and author who has written for a number of prominent publications, including The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, The Observer, and The Sunday Times. Ian has built up a lifelong reputation as a successful national and international writer, interviewer, host, TV and radio presenter/guest. He is also known for his black book and the many relationships he has with leading sports figures that has seen him play football for Everton, rugby for the Springboks, cricket for Australia, fight Roy Jones jnr, race Michael Schumacher and play with Tiger Woods amongst many other adventures.
He has covered a wide range of topics throughout his career, including sports, politics, and culture. In addition to his work as a journalist, Stafford has also written several books, including biographies of sports figures such as David Beckham and Rory McIlroy.
Ian has won numerous awards for his writing, including the prestigious Sports Journalist of the Year award at the British Sports Journalism Awards. He is widely regarded as one of the most respected and accomplished journalists working in the UK today.
Ian's vision was to create a modern, diverse club for business professionals to use, via the numerous Sporting Club venues, to work, meet and network, as well as enjoy and client entertain at many live events with big name sports stars, and benefit from a truly proactive community of good people producing good business. Throw in other benefits such as Hospitality and special offers on leading brands and link it all together with the world's greatest common denominator - sport - and that is the essence of the Sporting Club.