Players

Our Sports Team

The members of our professional sports team are highly trained and experienced. Each client offers your event, broadcast and brand something unique.

Izzy Christiansen

Lioness, Broadcaster, Brand Ambassador, Motivational Speaker

31 Caps for England

2016 PFA Player of The Year, WSL Champions, UWCL Winner, FA Cup Winner, Conti Cup Winner

Media Personality

Izzy was part of the winning side in SoccerAid 2023 & in 2024 is partner of the Bobby Moore Fund.

Izzy Christiansen

Sky Sports WSL, Premier League & Carabao Cup

Three Players & A Podcast

Izzy is one of the UK's leading football pundits working across all of Sky Sports Football portfolio, BBC Radio 5 Live, as well being a key part of the team that delivered the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup for Channel 7 and FIFA.


As a player, Izzy won 31 England caps, playing in the 2017 UEFA Euros and also won the She Believes Cup in 2019. She was pivotal in the last Manchester City side to lift the WSL title, leading to Izzy being crowned The PFA 2016 Women's Player of the Year. After success in England, Izzy signed for Olympique Lyonnaise Feminin, where she was part of their treble winning UWCL side. Izzy retired from professional football at the end of the 2022/2023 season.


Articulate, funny and engaging Izzy's sharp analytic eye has seen her become a big hit with major broadcast partners in the UK and overseas.


Away from Broadcast, Izzy has successfully completed her UEFA B Coaching Badge, and is a passionate event speaker appearing recently on stage at the European Club Association in Berlin, as well as delivering inspiring and motivational stories to the next generation of sports athletes and leaders.

JEN BEATTIE MBE

Footballer, Broadcaster, Influencer, Motivational Speaker

143 Caps for Scotland

Over 100 WSL appearances for Manchester City & Arsenal. A WSL, FA Cup, Conti Cup winner

Media Personality

Jen has a huge social media following on Instagram & TikTok, where she has over 2.6 million likes.

Jen Beattie

Sky Sports, ITV, BBC, RTE

Three Players & A Podcast

Jen is one of the most experienced current professionals involved in world football who was awarded an MBE in 2023 for her services to football and charity.


In February 2024, she joined the NWSL to play for Bay FC in the USA, calling time on a fabulous career in the WSL where she played for Arsenal and Manchester City.


A former Scotland international, away from playing the game, Jen's an in demand broadcaster working on both Men's and Women's Football, and something of a TikTok and Instagram star!


Jen wants to explore career working in the media when her playing career comes to an end, and you can hear her weekly on Sky Sports successful, 'Three Players and a Podcast' show, now in its second season. You can also see her regularly working on ITV, BBC Scotland and hear her on on BBC Radio 5 Live.


A passionate advocate of a healthy lifestyle, Jen is a committed vegan. In 2021 she won the Helen Rollason Award at BBC's Sport Personality of the Year in recognition of her work since being diagnosed with breast cancer, just a year earlier.


RACHEL CORSIE

Scotland, Aston Villa, Broadcaster, Motivational Speaker

146 Caps for Scotland

Leader of her country and WSL side Aston Villa.

Broadcaster

Rachel has a weekly podcast on BBC Radio Scotland but can also be heard regularly on Sky Sports, BBC Sport as well working for Prime, ITV and RTE

Rachel is a born leader. She is the current captain of the Scotland Women's National team and her club side, Aston Villa.


As a  professional footballer Rachel is well placed to deliver fantastic and relevant analysis of the game which she does for the BBC, Sky, RTE and Talk Sport working across Men's and Women's Football.


On the field, Rachel was the captain who led Scotland's Women in their first FIFA World Cup in 2019. She played every minute for her country in France. She's at the centre of their bid to qualify for the 2025 UEFA Women's Euros. She's currently third on the all-time appearance list for Scotland Internationals with 146 caps.


She presents a regular podcast for BBC Scotland with Leanne Crichton.


She's a brilliant and inspiring event and after dinner speaker, talking guests through her remarkable career which has seen her move from a job as a qualified Chartered Accountant with Ernst and Young to becoming Scotland's Women's captain.



KAREN BARDSLEY

Lioness, Football Leader, Broadcaster, Motivational Speaker

82 Caps for England

FIFA WWC semi-finalist, WSL Champion, FA & Conti Cup Winner

Broadcaster

Karen can be heard regularly on BBC Sport where she leads for 5Live on their Lioness coverage, and she also pens a monthly column for the BBC Sport website.

Karen Bardsley won 82 caps for England, played in seven major international tournaments including the 2019 FIFA World Cup, and also represented Great Britain at The Olympic Games.


She made her Lioness debut in 2005, and played her club football in the USA, Sweden and England, ending her career with Manchester City after signing for them in 2013.


Karen was raised in California to Mancunian parents. She's an avid and vocal champion for change in women's sport. She's become an insightful voice working on Men's and Women's football for the BBC since announcing her retirement in 2022.


As well as broadcasting, Karen works as a project officer for Manchester City Women, sits on the Manchester Football Association board, and Chairs the Greater Manchester Women’s football board.


Karen is an amazing inspirational and motivational speaker where she will surprise and entertain guests with some unexpected tales... including her visit to meet The Obama's at The White House.



GILLY FLAHERTY

Lioness, Broadcaster, Motivational Speaker

8 Caps for England

Winner of every domestic honour within Women's Football bar the UWCL. Until recently, the WSL record appearance holder

Broadcaster

Since her retirement, Gilly has become a huge hit on TV and Radio as a football co-commentator. She brings wit and humour along with detailed analysis.

Gilly retired from professional football in the 2022/23 season.


Until recently, she held the record number of appearances within the Barclays Women's Super League having played her football at Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham and Liverpool. She also won 9 caps for England.


In a stellar playing career, Gilly, won the UEFA Women's Cup, FA Women's Premier League Cup, seven FA Cup's and finished as a runner up on three other occasions. She won four WSL titles, three Continental Cups, four FA National Premier League titles, a two time winner of the FA Community Shield and one U19 European Championship medal with England.


There's little she hasn't achieved on the pitch, and off it is fast making a name for herself as a co-commentator and pundit who brings warmth and a common touch to her live football appearances.


You can hear Gilly regularly on Sky Sports and BBC Sport where she worked as a pundit on the Women's 2023 FIFA World Cup.



ELLA WYRWAS

England, Saracens, Diversity and Equality advocate working with people with learning disabilities in sport.

Centrally contracted England International

A stellar 2023 saw Ella win six caps for the Red Roses, contributing to the a Dix Nations Grand Slam title and success in the inaugural WXY competition.

A bright future

Ella plays her club rugby for Saracens. Her strong performances at club level have been taken into the international arena with England. "We are looking forward to working with Ella as a centrally contracted player and continue to see her exciting talent evolve." Head of Women’s Performance, Charlie Hayter

Ella is a current England Rugby Union international.


The twenty-four year old scrum half is one of the Red Roses exciting new generation players, with an outstanding season in 2023.


Ella plays her club rugby for Saracens in the Premier-15s, the top flight competition of women's rugby union in England. She was part of the title winning Saracens side in 2018 whilst also representing England at U20s.


She studied Biology at Nottingham University, where she was awarded a rugby scholarship. Ella juggled her degree while playing for Loughborough Lightning and working part-time.


Her breakthrough into the England squad in the 2023 Six Nations Championship saw her rewarded with a full-time Red Roses contract in autumn of that year, which enabled Ella to quit her accountancy job and focus on fulfilling her enormous potential on the pitch.



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