Ian Stafford

The first invite only, private networking club with permanent homes for sport and the business of sport located in prime locations in Mayfair, Soho, Moorgate, Oxford Circus, Chelsea and Shoreditch plus Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Dublin, Marbella. The Sporting Club provides fantastic sporting lunches, breakfasts, dinners, book signings and networking evenings, automatic membership to clubs worldwide, discounted high end brands and products and permanent clubhouses, but its main usp is a dedicated network designed to produce a fantastic return on a member's club fee through our exclusive members' list and connection process plus the constant networking at the venue and events.

JOURNALISM: Prolific writer for many prestigious titles both national and international including Esquire ("The Player" monthly features), Newsweek, The Independent ("Monday Interview"), The Scotsman ("Friday Interview"), Sky (Delta Airlines), High Life (British Airways), Reader's Digest and more. BROADCASTING: Regularly on national & international TV and Radio, from presenting and reporting on sport, news, writing/narrating BBC R4 documentaries and punditry. BOOKS: Author of 23 books, notably the Official Account of the England Rugby Team's 2003 World Cup triumph, "Ashes Fever," the Story of England's Ashes Series Victory in 2005 and 4 participatory books: "Playgrounds of the Gods" (played sport with or against Flamengo FC, Jansher Khan, Kenyan long distance athletes, South Africa rugby team, Steve Redgrave and the GB men's coxless fours rowing crew, Australia cricket team, Roy Jones junior). "In Your Dreams" (played with or against Everton FC, wrestler Pat Roach, Leicester Tigers RUFC, Wigan RLFC, Jaguar Formula One Team, Yorkshire Cricket team and GB Sprinters). "In Search of the Tiger" (played golf with Ernie Els, Jack Nicklaus, the world ice golf championships etc). "Who Do You Think You Are ...Michael Schumacher?" (raced with or against Juan Montoya, Jackie Stewart, Eddie Irvine, Markko Martin, Peter Brock, Michael Schumacher etc). PARTICIPATORY ARTICLES for Esquire and The Mail on Sunday include: World Air Guitar Championship (finished 11th); Running with the Pamplona Bulls; A Chef in Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen; Performing Stand Up Comedy at the Biggest Show at the Edinburgh Festival; Trekking at the North Pole with explorer David Hempleman Adams; Completing the Cresta Run; Performing as a Shaolin Monk at the Liverpool Empire; Running with the 2004 Olympic Flame in Athens (it was accidentally extinguished); Winning the Round the Isle of Wight Yacht Race with Ellen Macarthur; Sparring with Nikolai Valuev.

Speaking agency for sports stars, comperes, hosts, Q&A chairpersons and auctioneering.

Independent film company producing feature length documentary of the Running With The Bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

Co-owner and founder of a successful and widely respected online sports magazine featuring news, videos, blogs, interviews and competitions. All sports covered, now an established part of the British sports and media industry.

One of three main directors of a new, sports media umbrella group incorporating an independent TV Production arm, a publishing department, a PR arm, Sportsvibe.co.uk and many other areas. London-based Fleet Street Sports & Media Group works with a number of high-calibre strategic partnerships in all areas to produce best in business results.

Fronted the Editorial and Content team of a new, sports social media platform featuring 300 sports stars and 60 sports writers providing unique and exclusive content to engage with the public. Senior management role as part of the Executive which also includes spokesman, promotion, strategy, business development and acquisitions. Latterly Editor at Large, obtaining new business and helping to create strategy and content.

Covered every major global sporting event and interviewed many of the world's most famous sports stars for one of the biggest newspapers in the UK. This included live events under the pressure of deadline, breaking hundreds of exclusive stories and agenda-setting interviews that made world headlines. Examples of major exclusives include US Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger insults European captain Nick Faldo; Iconic England rugby manager Martin Johnson resigns; Wladimir Klitschko on his fears for his brother and countrymen in Ukraine; Iain Percy on the tragic loss of his friend and crewmate Andrew Simpson; Floyd Mayweather Uncovered.

Covered major global sports events, interviewed world famous sports stars, broke major exclusive stories such as South Africa's return to the Olympic Games, Boris Becker's wish for Berlin to fail to win its Olympic bid and the exposure of a drug dealing cycling coach to an Olympic champion.

Covered the 1988 European Football Championships and Seoul Olympic Games and became, at the time, the youngest person to win the SJA's prestigious Sports Journalist of the Year award for reporting undercover with English football hooligans on tour in Poland for an England world cup qualifying game.

Prolific period of writing, reporting and interviewing on all sports issues, events and personalities for The Times, Daily Express, Sunday Express, Today, Sunday Mirror.