Ben Lyttleton

Ben Lyttleton is a renowned British football author, best known for his ground-breaking work around penalty-kicks and for inspiring a global generation of readers by using football as a tool for education. His first book 'Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty' (2014) helped England win its first World Cup penalty shoot-out and has redefined how the football world approaches penalty-kicks. He still helps Premier League and international teams improve their penalty-kick strategy.

His next book 'Edge: Leadership Secrets of Football’s Top Thinkers' (2017) explored how the world’s best football coaches improve the mindset of their players and provided lessons for leaders in other industries looking to improve their resilience, creativity, adaptability and cohesion.

Ben is also the co-author of the best-selling children’s book series Football School, which uses football to inspire children to read. The books have sold well over 500,000 copies in the UK, and Ben works with the Premier League and FIFA, using football to help children learn. He recently devised and hosted an online quiz that was viewed by over 500,000 pupils on World Book Day, and his educational work for FIFA has reached young readers in over 107 countries.

Ben recently became co-owner and board member at Akademisk Boldklub (known as AB), a professional football team in Denmark. Ben is at the heart of the process to create a successful modern football club. AB recently beat one of Denmark’s top teams in the Danish Cup - on penalties, of course - to reach the Cup quarter-finals for the first time in over 20 years.

A leading and admired authority in his field, Ben is now highly sought-after to attend speaking engagements internationally. When looking to hire a passionate speaker to attend your future engagements, do not hesitate to hire Ben today.