The application process for the 2024 WFS Awards is now open and, here, we list the full 10 categories, who should apply for them, and how you can do so.
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Since their inception in 2017, the WFS Awards ceremony has been a part of our annual flagship event, World Football Summit Europe. Football has faced in the last years some of its biggest challenges in history, which the industry has managed to overcome thanks to the talent, commitment, and work of countless professionals out of the spotlight.
The WFS Awards acknowledge and reward the work done by these professionals and their organizations in the football and extended sports industry, who in their daily lives turn this game into a powerful economic engine: club managers, agencies, sponsors, companies, media, associations, and NGOs. We believe it is more pertinent than ever to celebrate and showcase these efforts and best practices, so they can increase their multiplying effect in the global sports business.
The following are the confirmed categories for the 2024 WFS Awards (please click on the link to initiate the application process):
DIRECTED AT: The executive who has made a change for the benefit of the institution, has made the most efficient use of its resources and has achieved greater impact according to their capabilities.
JURY MEMBERS
- Chad Biagini – President, Nolan Partners
- Carsten Cramer – Managing Director, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
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DIRECTED AT: Companies that excel in providing innovative products or services to the football and/or sports industry. Companies that provide products or services to the football industry. The company may be a supplier for different football clubs or sports disciplines.
JURY MEMBERS:
- Rohn Malhotra – Managing Director, SportsTechX
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DIRECTED AT: Clubs, club foundations, institutions, NGOs, or companies that promote social change through football.
JURY MEMBERS:
- Dolores Galindo – President, Dragones de Lavapiés
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DIRECTED AT: Stadiums and sports facilities.
JURY MEMBERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
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DIRECTED AT: The company or institution whose performance or initiative has contributed in an outstanding and relevant way to promote the development and growth of women’s football, on a professional level, achieving notoriety and a certain projection that inspires new generations to practice it and audiences to follow it.
JURY MEMBERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
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DIRECTED AT: Companies or institutions that have expanded their business internationally.
JURY MEMBERS:
- Simon Howard – Deloitte
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DIRECTED AT: Football rights holders: clubs, federations, and leagues, that have recently gone through a digital transformation process with demonstrated new value generated. The process may either be completed or ongoing but must be able to present tangible results.
JURY MEMBERS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
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DIRECTED TO: The Best SportsTech Award will celebrate the most promising and innovative startups that provide sports organizations with outstanding solutions to help them in their transitions and overall transformation. It will recognize startups addressing the main challenges that sports stakeholders face: fan engagement, sports performance, grassroots/amateur development, governance and organizations management, security & facilities, and environmental impact.
JURY MEMBERS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
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DIRECTED AT: An Award created to reaffirm the legacy of Marcus Rashford MBE’s child food poverty campaigning, set to be directed to athletes, companies, or properties who have used their profile to drive positive societal change.
JURY MEMBERS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
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1o. Eli Wolff Football Without Limits Award (Category Partner – Integrated Dreams)
DIRECTED AT: In Partnership with the Football for All Leadership Programme, this WFS Award looks to applaud, cherish, and gain inspiration from companies, clubs, and federations that have provided support to the inclusion and visibility of disabled people in our society, specifically in sports, by means of any initiative, technology, marketing campaign, innovative solution.
JURY MEMBERS:
- Hamchetu Maiga-Ba – Chair, Hamchetu Maiga-Ba Foundation
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11. Most Impactful Branding in Football (Category Partner – Summa Branding)
DIRECTED AT: The company, club, institution, or individual who has displayed or executed an exceptional branding campaign within the football industry. Nominees will be evaluated based on the strength and effectiveness of their branding strategy, their ability to differentiate themselves from competitors, and the impact their branding has had on the industry.
JURY MEMBERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
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HOW TO APPLY
First, fill out the Application Form for your WFS Awards category by clicking one of the links above. Please do so before the application deadline of July, 15th, 2024 at 23:59 CEST.
The form has pre-established questions for each category in which you may include up to two hyperlinks to videos, photos, or other documents that enable the jury to acquire further knowledge about the development of your initiative.
Applications must be on initiatives completed before March 2024 and you can contact us at awards@worldfootballsummit.com for any further questions or queries.
Participants of the WFS Awards, when submitting their application, authorize the public, private, or streaming exhibition of their applications, the use of their logo and image for the communications and advertisement purposes of the event, as well as its edition, distribution, and sale, as part of the WFS Awards content.
This article features as part of the latest edition of WFS Digest, our new insider’s guide to the latest and most relevant thoughts and practices from within the football industry. You can subscribe to WFS Digest HERE.
