Paul is a Chartered Accountant and started playing walking football in 2014 whilst studying for a Football Business & Finance degree at the prestigious University, UCFB at the Etihad campus in Manchester.

In 2016 Paul conceived the idea that the sport was in need of direction, and founded the WFA as the National Governing Body for walking football in the UK.

Progress has been rapid, and the WFA are now the pre-eminent body in the sport, having developed referee training and unique coaching courses, along with establishing England and Wales Over 50s and Over 60s national teams. The WFA also run the world’s largest and oldest National Cup Tournament, with over 200 teams entering in 2019.

Paul and John founded FIWFA to help guide and direct the phenomenal international growth, with the sport now being played in over 50 countries.

Ricky has been instrumental in developing walking football throughout Africa resulting in both Rwanda and Nigeria coming to the 2020 World Cup. His involvement also covers Kenya and South Africa.

Ricky plays for the Jersey National team

John has been a director of Chesterfield Football Club for over 30 years. He is also Chief Executive of Chesterfield Football Community Trust, an award-winning charity that runs numerous local community schemes, including walking football.

As the creator of the sport in 2011, John was delighted to accept the WFA’s invitation to join

the Board in 2017. John is a founding director of FIWFA.

Dr Dee Dee Mahmood is the Director of International Development and Research.

In what is a major milestone in the sport, Dee Dee is Instrumental in spearheading research and developing augmental progress of Walking Football4Health Asia with her communities- crossing-countries health empowerment movement into Asia and Australia.

As a highly respected and influential individual, Dee Dee is known internationally as a TEDx Speaker, Keynote Speaker Lecturer, Researcher, multi-award-winning Celebrity Exercise Physiologist & Nutritionist and TV Presenter/Talk Show Host.