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Christian Lake
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Meet Christian

Business Development Partner | Club EngagementSQUAD #17

Christian works across football engagement, commercial development and sustainability. He is Chief Engagement Officer at Fair Game UK, where his role is focused on connecting with clubs, supporter groups and others across the game and helping bring more of football into Fair Game's work. Alongside this, he is Commercial Director, consultant and co-founder of Ourasphere, working on sustainability and marketing solutions with a particular interest in sport.

Christian brings that outward-facing perspective to COPA. As Business Development Partner, he helps open conversations with clubs, understand what matters to them and explain where COPA can add practical value. His wider commercial and sustainability experience also helps keep our proposition connected to the pressures clubs are dealing with beyond regulation, and to the long-term relationships COPA wants to build across football.

What Christian brings to COPA

Club relationships

Building credible relationships with clubs and football stakeholders and understanding what helps a conversation move from interest to action.

Business development

Turning COPA's proposition into clear, relevant conversations with club leaders and helping identify where we can genuinely add value.

Wider commercial perspective

Bringing experience from marketing, sustainability and business in sport so COPA stays connected to the wider pressures and opportunities around clubs.

Away from COPA

My life outside of work looks very similar to it inside of work as my life primarily revolves around sport. When I am not consulting on football, I often spend my free time playing basketball or taking part in american football. In addition, I often volunteer for local restoration projects within my community. Other interests include reading, writing, and cooking.

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