Ali Speechly is a UEFA B licenced football coach with a decade of experience coaching in grassroots and community clubs, as well as academies such as Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.

 

Off the pitch, Ali is Director of Women's Football at Camden and Islington United, and earlier this year she co-founded Women Of The Lane - Tottenham Hotspur's first ever official supporters' association for women and non-binary people. She recently started her role as the Spurs fan writer for BBC Sport.

 

Ali believes passionately in the power of football to engage, educate and empower people to live healthier and happier lives.