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Our Mission

Our mission is to equip ex-professional footballers with the space and tools to give back to the game after their retirement and a springboard to begin a new chapter that informs how the sport can better serve future generations. Drawing on football’s global footprint, our alumni have the means to enact positive decision-making within the game and wider society.

Since launching the programme in 2017, MIP Alumni has continued to nurture a community of thought leaders whose talents combine an insatiable pool of expertise and experience attained during their time on the football pitch. Our aim is to offer them a platform to unlock new ideas and opportunities that will make the sport more creative, sustainable, and inclusive.

“We’ve had so many people who have achieved so much in their chosen career of football. Now, as we transition out of that and to where you want to be, MIP Alumni offers a support system to help each other.”

Jason Roberts
MIP Alumni board member

Common goals

Where do you want to be? That is the question we ask of all our graduates when joining the MIP Alumni Association. Established for former footballers by former footballers, our desire to educate, inform, and inspire future executives of the game is driven by the same goals we’ve all shared on the field of play. To learn, to improve, and to succeed.

In order to reach those heights during new careers after retirement, we must first seek to educate ourselves, build on the expertise we possess as professionals, and maintain the same level of integrity that brought us joy while playing the game. If we can do this together, we can help to steer football in a positive direction and to have an influence beyond the game.

Our history

  • MIP Alumni founded

    Founded to nurture a community of thought leaders following their graduation from the UEFA MIP Programme

  • AGM in Budapest

    Held Annual General Assembly in Budapest in conjunction with the Women’s Champions League final.

  • MIP III joined

    Welcomed MIP III to the Alumni network at their graduation ceremony in Geneva.

  • Partnered with FIFPro

    Partnered with FIFPro to create synergies between current and former players to provide new and innovative perspectives on the workforce priorities of players and the game’s development more broadly.

  • First online conference

    First online conference with keynote speakers including Arsene Wenger, Nadine Kessler and Eric Abidal.

  • Second online conference

    Second online conference with keynote speakers including Nigel De Jong, Per Mertesacker and Sarah Gregorius.

  • Launched podcast

    Launched ‘Football Leadership’ podcast series

  • Launched newsletter series

    Launched newsletter series sharing stories, advice and industry expertise from a dynamic and growing group of former international footballers now in leadership roles.

  • Partnership with Superbol

    Announced partnership with Superbol

  • Partnership with Sportsology Group

    Announced partnership with Sportsology Group

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The MIP Alumni Association newsletter shares stories, advice and industry expertise from a dynamic and growing group of former international footballers now in leadership roles.

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