Paver Smith scores with leading European football congress
Date Posted: Tue 22nd Dec 2009
Paver Smith has been appointed by The Sports Group of European Former Football Players Association (EFPA) after it announced it will be holding its annual congress in Liverpool.
The event, on April 15 and 16, will take place outside of Barcelona for the first time and will feature the first ever European conference for former players to communicate the benefits to professional clubs of having a former players' foundation.
Paver Smith has been appointed as the principal organisers and has also been tasked with raising commercial sponsorship.
The two day event has been developed from concept by Paver Smith, and as well as embracing EFPA's annual Assembly will look to engage a wide range of different groups such as former players, professional clubs, the business community and many schools and schoolchildren.
Martyn Best, Paver Smith director and Trustee of the Everton Former Players Foundation, said: "As a massive football fan I am very excited that we have been asked to create, manage and deliver this event.
"It is bound to capture the imagination of many football fans throughout the region and indeed beyond, and the household names we are talking to will surely make this event one of the footballing highlights of World Cup year."
