Laura McAllister wears many, many hats, the most famous of which is now a rainbow bucket hat. She’s a former professional footballer who has what is, I’d wager, a unique mix of being someone equally encyclopaedic in their knowledge of football and politics, particularly if you ask her about Wales.
If you’ve engaged with either of those topics over the years you’ll have definitely seen her as a media pundit, and read her words on this website. If you’re a football fan you’ve probably also seen her on a Wales away trip, or at the Cardiff City stadium cheering on club or country.
The former captain of her country is a respected academic, pundit and in demand panellist on either topic (as well as many others), she is a besotted mum to two girls, a partner to Llinos, friend, devoted sports fan. She also now sits on the UEFA Executive Committee, the first time that a representative from Wales has been elected to a position on European football’s governing body and was subsequently appointed as a Uefa vice president. For my own two pennies' worth, she is one of those people who, no matter how busy, or where in the world she is, is incredibly generous with her time and, something which is pretty rare in either of her specialist fields, takes a genuine interest in you.
