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Updated: May 25, 2020

Dutch Soccer Legend an honorable character of Dutch descent, is currently a soccer manager and former player. Guilt, born in the Netherlands in 1962, played professionally in the 1980’s and 1990’s as a forward and midfielder.


Ruud Guilt, an honorable character of Dutch descent, is currently a soccer manager and former player. Guilt, born in the Netherlands in 1962, played professionally in the 1980’s and 1990’s as a forward and midfielder. His youth career consisted of two prestigious club teams before he debuted professionally with HFC Haarlem in 1979 and concluded his professional career with Chelsea in 1998. Guilt also competed for the U-21 Netherlands national team and for the regular Netherlands national team, as well, until 1994. Known for sporting his dread locks, Guilt was easily recognizable on the playing field and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989. After retiring as a player, he was honorable named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers in FIFA’s 100th anniversary celebration. With a passion for the sport so strong that retirement could not keep him away, Guilt went on to manage several teams. He first went back to manage Chelsea and also shared his wisdom, experience and talent while managing Newcastle United, Feyenoord, andLos Angeles Galaxyover the post-retirement years. Guilt currently manages Terek Grozny and is widely considered one of the most respected European football players of his time, both as a player and manager. 


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Updated: May 2, 2020

Soccer, by almost any measure, is the most popular sport in the world. Played by around 250m players across 200 countries, it’s big business, with top teams worth billions. FIFA, the sport governing body, makes $3billion from media rights from the 2018 World Cup alone. Known as ‘the beautiful game,’ soccer emerged from England in the mid-19th century and has spread across the world, inspiring and motivating generations of young people to dream and reach for the stars. The secret to soccer’s success is in its simplicity. The rules are easily understood and it can be played from the glittering stadiums of major teams to city streets just about anywhere in the world. Domestic football is watched by billions every week. 1.12 billion people watched the World Cup Final in 2018 (compared to 114 million for the Super Bowl). Soccer’s popularity is growing in the US, especially among younger people, and so are soccer speakers at various events. Soccer’s ability to inspire and its extraordinary global reach make it a great subject for a keynote or session speaker. Glenn Lovett of the global standard of ratings, Nielson, had this to say: “Football’s extraordinary reach into countries and cultures around the world makes it unequaled among sports, in terms of value to media and sponsors.” To add international and inspirational flare to your event, make sure to consider one o fISCAA expert soccer speakers.





Olympic speaker, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pele, is a record-breaking soccer icon. On his list of achievements include winning three FIFA World Cups™, Copa Libertadores winner, Intercontinental Cup winner, Taca Brasil winner, Robertao Tournament winner, North American Soccer League winner, FIFA Player of the Century, and FIFA Order of Merit, just to name a few. Pele was a soccer mastermind who was relentlessly reinventing the game of soccer. The Brazilian soccer player had a killer instinct inside him and had an eye for the perfect pass. He had extreme athleticism, which made him just about the perfect soccer player. With every dribble, pass and touch of the ball, Pele had a way to amaze the fans with something new, something they had never seen before. Pele played a beautiful game in the eyes of so many spectators, and people will always remember the celebrated number 10 player. His career began at a young age of eleven when a former Brazilian international player, Waldemar de Brito, spotted him. Just before his sixteenth birthday, Pele scored his first goal on his first team debut against Corinthians of Santo Andre in 1956. Pele scored six goals this game and the rest is history-a legend was born. Pele’s world appearance was in 1958 in Sweden. Pele was a young teenager when he played his first FIFA World Cup, and he dazzled in the tournament with his stunning skills. With these skills, Pele earned a starting position for Brazil’s third match against the Soviet Union. Prior to this game, he had been pulled for a knee injury but the trainers insisted upon him being alongside striker Vava, another famous Brazilian soccer player. In the quarter-finals against Wales, the soccer prodigy scored the only goal, and in doing so established himself as the youngest scorer in FIFA World Cup history, seventeen years and two hundred and thirty nine days old. His next triumph was in the semi-final game against France when he had a second-half hat-trick inside twenty three minutes in Brazil’s 5-2 victory over France. Pele had perfect technique mixed with lightning speed, intelligence and his desire to win, made him unstoppable. With the final game of his first FIFA World Cup against Sweden, Pele had two impressive goals. After the final whistle of the game, Pele was carried away on his team-mates’ shoulders, in tears. Remembering this achievement, Pele said, “I felt like I was living in a dream.” In the years that followed his triumphant first season, he only got better. In 1959, he scored an amazing one hundred and twenty-seven goals, in 1961-one hundred and ten goals and back-to-back Intercontinental Cup successes. The 1962 World Cup arrived and Pele was ready to showcase his talents. Unfortunately, in a game against Czechoslovakia, Pele suffered a groin injury and he was forced to sit on the bench as his team regained their world title. At this point, Pele thought all his troubles were put behind him. Unlucky fate awaited him in 1966 in England where he made violent tackles and was again on a stretcher. This time, though, his team went with him-losing the next game. It took eight years until Mexico for Pele to remind the world of his extraordinary talents. It was also a first for FIFA, as the games were broadcasted around the world in color. Pele, now adorning the name, ‘The King,’ truly lived up to his name and was assisted by team-mates Jairzinho, Tostao, Rivelino, Gerson and Carlos Alberto. Fittingly, Brazil’s one-hundredth World Cup goal was by Pele, in the 4-1 final win over Italy, who had an athletic jump with a header. Pele, later speaking about this goal said, “It was a special feeling to score with my head. My father once scored five headers in one match-that’s one record I’ve never been able to beat.” At it still remains, Pele is one of only two soccer players to have scored in four separate tournaments with his twelfth goal in fourteen FIFA World cup appearances. Arguably the greatest team ever, Brazil earned the right to keep the Jules Rimet trophy after winning it three times. From this moment on, Pele became a legend, the day after the final game Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper stated, “How do you spell Pele? G-O-D.” From the moment he stepped out on the field when he was eleven, he has continued to be a record breaker. A penalty kick in 1969 at the Maracana, he scored his one thousandth goal. On no fewer than six occasions, he scored five goals in a game, had thirty goal hauls and scored ninety two hat-tricks. In a game against Botafogo, he scored eight times. In total, ‘The King’ had 1,281 goals in 1,363 games. In 1974, Pele quit what was known to him as, o jogo bonito-the beautiful game. Attempting “to bring the world’s game to the American public,” Pele returned the next year to play for the New York Cosmos until he finally hung up his cleats for the last time in 1977 In celebration of Pele’s thousandth goal, the port city of Santos declared November 19th ‘Pele Day.’ And si



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Updated: May 2, 2020

Soccer Legend FIFA World Player of the Year English Football Hall of Fame Inductee Ballon d'Or Runner-Up international soccer star and fashion model whose personal brand has included clothing lines, signature fragrances and more .

sports speaker david beckham is in international soccer star and fashion model whose personal brand has incloded clothing lines, signature fragrances and more. 

David previously starred for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, A.C. Milan, and Los Angeles Galaxy. David made his first appearance for the English national team in 1996. By the end of his international career, he had appeared in more games than any outfielder and captained the fourth most games in English national team history

His soccer career began after he signed a professional contract with Manchester United at the age of 17 in 1992. During his tenure with the team, Manchester United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. In 2003 he left Manchester to play for Real Madrid where they clinched the La Liga championship his final year with the team. By 2007, David Beckham announced he would leave to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy, signing a five year contract in July of 2007. He eventually joined an elite group of players to have won three league titles in three different countries, after he won the MLS Cup with the Galaxy. In May 2013, David announced that we would be retiring from professional soccer.

Sports Speaker David Beckham was the world’s highest paid player when taking into account salary and advertising deals and was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches. David is married to Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham and they have four children. David Beckham is available for speaking engagements, sporting events, and sports clinics.



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