Nutrition for Top Performance in Football

Michael Gleeson is Emeritus Professor of Exercise Biochemistry in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University (UK). He is a world authority on exercise biochemistry, immunology, and nutrition. Recently he was a co-author of the UEFA Expert Group Consensus Statement on Nutrition in Elite Football, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Michael has advised on minimizing risks of infection and performance nutritional strategies for numerous professional sports clubs and organizations, including the English Institute of Sport and several English Premier League football clubs. He is a nutrition consultant to Leicester City FC and has worked with other top clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United, and Manchester City. Michael lives in Leicestershire. Rachel Muse BA Mathematics; courtesy appointment at Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, USA. She is the founder of Luxury Catering Company with its own successful pop-up restaurant 'Talk Eat Laugh'. Rachel trains private chefs for placing with clients and works closely with nutritionists and elite athletes (including professional soccer players) to develop recipes. Bruno Cirillo BSc Global Nutrition and Health; MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition; first team and academy nutritionist at FC Nordsjaelland, Denmark (Danish Superliga), and is an elite performance chef.