Meet the team

 Jez Hall - jez@azzurrisports.co.uk

 Jez Hall was recruited as Managing Director for Azzurri Sports and Leisure Limited at the commencement of April 2009.  Jez was a founding Director of Powerleague Group plc the largest operator of purpose built licensed five-a-side soccer centres in the UK (occasionally referred to as one of the Godfathers of five-a-side footie!) Until June 2007, Jez was an Executive Board Member of Powerleague Group plc responsible for Operations and New Acquisitions/Developments before a period of 12 months as a non-executive Director. He stepped down in June 2008 on the sale of the majority stake to Patron Capital and their subsequent elevation to the Board of Directors. Jez was a key member of the team who raised the original venture capital to grow the business from a single 15 pitch centre in Nottingham, through a management buyout from venture capital owners to a successful flotation on the Alternative Investment Market and on exit a business with 45 centres and a turnover of £26m in June 2008.

Prior to developing Powerleague, Jez held a number of senior management posts in the commercial leisure industry, as Operations and Development Director for Leisure Times Limited initiating the development of the highly successful Hollywood Bowl chain, Liberty Street restaurants and a chain of nightclubs, opening General Manager of the Granada owned American Adventure Theme Park, Assistant to the Managing Director of the Noble Organisation, and Regional Manager for First Leisure Corporation plc responsible for their Blackpool Resorts businesses. A Hospitality graduate of the University of Surrey, Jez now lives in the north west commuting to our head office in Woking each week. He is married, with a 16 year old son and elder daughter, two English pointers, an ancient cat and a pond full of Koi fish! He is a Season ticket holder at Wigan Athletic. Please do  not mention Tottenham.

Steve Guscott - steve@azzurrisports.co.uk

I am the league operations manager for Azzurri and ensure the smooth running and management of our football leagues and I have been at the company since May 2006. I am a season ticket holder at Reading and have been since the good old days at Elm Park with the likes of Michael Gilkes and Dylan Kerr.

I began my footballing career at the age of 7 playing for Emmbrook boys before a move to Finchampstead at the age of 11 where I won numerous league titles and cups including one played at Larges Lane, home of the mighty Bracknell Town FC! At 14 I moved to Ashridge Park and blossomed in my new role as a striker finishing as the clubs leading scorer for three season's in a row and was the clubs player of the season in my final year.

After playing for numerous sides in the Reading and Bracknell Sunday leagues, and also a few years out of the game, I moved to Surrey and I am currently playing for local side Kingston Park Rangers, where I can occasionally be seen warming the bench on a Sunday morning! I also led an AC Azzurri side to the semi final of the Fulham FC Corporate Cup in 2006 where we lost in a penalty shoot out and in proper David Beckham style I blasted my spot kick over the bar. There were rumours that the ball was later seen floating down the Thames behind the main stand at Craven cottage.