Bryan Robson OBE and Ryan Giggs OBE Support Toyota Private Dinner
LMA Partner, Toyota Lexus, hosted a private dinner for Operations Director, Mark Roden, who will be retiring at the end of this year. Since 1995 over two spells at the organisation, Mark has also become a friend of the LMA following the two organisations close relationship and partnership that has now reached over 6years. A keen Manchester United fan, Mark was surprised to see both LMA Members and iconic Manchester United players, Bryan Robson and Ryan Giggs, join them for dinner at 14 Stories London.
The LMA would like to wish Mark the very best in his retirement and also thank him for his support of our organisation and the commercial partnership between Toyota Lexus and the LMA.
Mappin & Webb renew commercial partnership
The LMA is delighted to announce a long-term renewal with our Official Trophy Supplier, Mappin & Webb. Over the last few years, the partnership has produced a number of awards of recognition for various LMA Members throughout each season as well as the LMA Annual Awards each May. Most notably, they recently created silver salvers for the latest inductees into the LMA Hall of Fame 1000 Club; Steve Bruce, Unai Emery, Ian Holloway, Jürgen Klopp, Mick McCarthy, Jose Mourinho, and David Moyes OBE. As a grantee of a Royal Warrant, Mappin &Webb’s services have been recognised at the highest level consistently throughout their 250 years of business.
As part of their partnership renewal with the LMA, Mappin & Webb will continue to produce bespoke trophies, salvers and awards of recognition for LMA Members whilst also continuing to play an integral role in the LMA Annual Awards Dinner each year.
We are very much looking forward to continuing our productive relationship with Karl and the team at Mappin & Webb.
Ellen White MBE supports UCFB students with Career Insight Q&A
In October, LMA Ambassador, the Lionesses all-time scoring leader, and Euro 2022 champion, Ellen White MBE, attended a UCFB Student Experience Day at Old Trafford to pass on her knowledge to students. UCFB have been a partner of the LMA for over 10 years and through our partnership have accessed the LMA Membership, our Ambassadors, and colleagues from within the game to provide vocationally relevant Q&A’s that provide insight into the world of professional football. Ellen’s support provided students with a rare opportunity to engage with someone who successfully reached the top of their field and explain what it took to get there.
The LMA would like to thank Ellen for her support and providing her time to support UCFB students.
Fabian Hürzeler takes part in Premier League Summit Q&A
LMA Member and Brighton and Hove Albion Head Coach, Fabian Hürzeler, recently supported the Premier League on behalf of the LMA with an in-depth Q&A at their Coaching and Performance Summit in Shoreditch. The two-day event provided speakers from a range of backgrounds and positions within Premier League clubs and covered topics including leadership, innovation, and development across football.
Fabian particularly focused on his path to becoming a Premier League manager, whilst reflecting with honesty and humility about the support he has received to shape his development so far. He also covered his approach to leadership and his approach to ‘friendly authority’ where an environment of respect, openness, and accountability is created.
Spotlight On– LMA Tournaments
LMA Tournaments provide a unique opportunity to bring together up to 80 customers, clients and colleagues to St George’s Park, the home of the England teams. Each team is managed by an LMA Member, kitted out in Nike team kits, refereed by PGMOL officials before concluding the day with lunch and a Q&A with all 8 managers.
Over the last 3 months we have organised and delivered a tournament for our partners GRS Roadstone, DHL, as well as the launch of the inaugural LMA Annual Partner Tournament…
LMA Annual Partner Tournament – 17th September 2025
The inaugural Partner Tournament pitted each partner against one another for a chance to win the trophy. Guinness were the overall winner after a deserved victory in the final.
GRS Roadstone Tournament – 5th November 2025
The annual GRS Roadstone Tournament once again hosted eight teams from across GRS Roadstone’s UK network, their internal teams, and customer base.
DHL Tournament – 19th November 2025
DHL’s inaugural tournament at St. George’s Park brought together teams from across the UK consisting of DHL Supply Chain’s partners, customers, and internal staff.
LMA Annual Conference 2025
On Tuesday 25th November at the British Museum, the LMA hosted the LMA Annual Conference 2025 with talks delivered on leadership, wellbeing and performance. In association with our event partner, HCA Healthcare UK, guests were provided with insightful talks from the following:
- Dr. James Hewitt – Human Performance Scientist
- Cody Royle – Coach of Head Coaches
- Dr Kathryn Oakland – HCA Healthcare UK Medical Director
- Professor Alex Hill – Co-Founder of The Centre for High Performance
- Samuel Okafor – CEO of Kick It Out
Insights from Elite Sport Panel
- Billy Hogan (CEO of Liverpool fc)
- Ben Ryan (Director of Performance at Brentford FC)
- Rehanne Skinner (Head Coach of West Ham United Women)
Over 230 delegates were in attendance from across the LMA’s network of Members, Commercial Partners, Stakeholders, as well as LCA Members. We hope all who were in attendance enjoyed the day and we look forward to sharing the event film very soon.
An LMA Evening with Cancer Research UK
The LMA were proud to organise and host Cancer Research UK at Lord’s Cricket Ground for a unique evening. Invited guests included LMA Members and Partners alongside multiple stakeholders from both professional football and professional sports. Sir Gareth Southgate OBE, Sir Andrew Strauss OBE, Dame Laura Kenny DBE, and Sir Steve Redgrave CBE DL were the guests of honour, all taking part in a panel Q&A hosted by Hayley McQueen, discussing their careers, their own experiences with cancer, and the organisations they support.
