Changing lives through the power of soccer in the UK and around the world
Experienced Team
The Kickworldwide team are vastly experienced, bringing together multiple aspects of footballing experience covering all aspects of the game.
Wealth of experience
The Kickworldwide Team
Director
Steve Bellis
Steve was Commercial Director with Stockport County Football Club. His success in grassroots initiatives engaged the players with the local community and grew the youth membership of the Club by 600%. Steve took the brand of SCFC into China and created a profile commensurate with that of internationally renowned English Premier League clubs. As a result, Steve’s activities in China are used by UK Government bodies as a role model for other SME’s in the UK wishing to enter foreign markets. He is regularly asked to speak internationally on grassroots football development and the internationalization of football brands.
Director
Steve Cartwright
Steve has worked in event management, sport and entertainment for over 20 years.
During this time he has developed a breadth of skills and knowledge in developing strategies and implementing events to ensure successful delivery.
Steve Cartwright and Steve Bellis created the Soccer Prince TV format which has been so successfully launched in China and is now being rolled out across other territories.
Before forming Kickworldwide, Steve was also Managing Director of an international sports gaming company focusing on mobile and internet gaming.
Marketing & PR
James Fletcher
James was a former national newspaper journalist for more than 25-years before successfully crossing the divide to become a PR and Marketing consultant.
Having begun his career as a local newspaper journalist he moved to The Daily Mirror in London as a 21-year-old news journalist before being appointed Chief Northern Football Writer with The Daily Mirror and moving to Manchester.
He was appointed Chief Northern Football Writer with The News of The World, working closely with Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton and the England National Team.
Since moving into PR and Marketing he has worked with the Professional Footballers Association, worked behind the scenes on numerous football club acquisitions and with clients in B2B and B2C roles.
Football Consultant
Matt Jansen
Matt Jansen is a former professional footballer whose playing career was cruelly cut short following injury.
He started his career with his hometown Carlisle United helping them to promotion to the Second Division and attracted the interest of Manchester United, but instead sealed a £1 million move to Crystal Palace.
His performances earned him a £4.1 million move to Blackburn Rovers, scoring on his debut against Tottenham and going on to score 44 times in 153 appearances, including the winner in the League Cup Final.
He was due to travel with England to the World Cup in 2002 until a last-minute change of heart by Sven Goran Eriksson to take an extra defender.
Instead, he holidayed in Italy and was involved in a near-fatal road collision, leaving him with a head injury which ultimately cost him his career.
Now, Matt works with Stockport United whilst supporting the Duke of Cambridge Mental Health Trust.
Special Advisor
Paul Elliott CBE, MBE
Former England Football Player, UEFA International Diversity Ambassador, International Federation of Professional Footballers Anti-Racism Ambassador and Motivational Speaker — Paul started his career with Charlton Athletic FC in the early 1980s, going onto play for Aston Villa, Italian club Pisa, Celtic, and Chelsea before retiring with a knee injury. For the last three decades Paul has dedicated his life to anti-discrimination and anti-racism initiatives which formally began during his time at Chelsea where he co-founded ‘Kick it Out’ the country’s leading football anti- discrimination organisation. He was appointed an MBE and then CBE for his services to equality, diversity, and inclusion in football. In 2017, Paul was appointed Chairman of the FA lnclusion Advisory Board with subsequent appointment on the FA Board and FA Council. Alongside this, Paul represents the FA and English football internationally on ‘UEFA’ Football and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Human Rights Committee. Paul is the EDI Special Advisor to the FA Chair and CEO of The Football Association and a Non-Executive Director (INED) on Charlton Athletic FC Board and EDI Lead for the Club.
Football Consultant
Keith Wyness
Keith Wyness is a vastly experienced football professional.
He is former CEO of three Premier League Clubs and has consulted globally for Federations and Football Associations.
Keith has been involved in numerous stadium and training ground projects and was the driving force behind Everton in the community and the Aston Villa Foundation, model community organisations aligned with Kickworldwide programmes.
He has worked internationally in many countries and believes that the power of football can cross borders.
Keith first worked with Kickworldwide in 2006 on projects in India. Since then, he has been involved in developing Kickworldwide projects in other parts of the world.
Keith is committed to helping Kickworldwide develop opportunities around the world.
Changing lives around the world though the power of soccer
Steve Bellis
Director
Steve Cartwright
Director
James Fletcher
PR & Marketing
Matt Jansen
Consultant
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