Sport
The pitch is public. Your protection is not.
Players, those close to them, clubs: we anticipate what could threaten the reputation, the security or the peace of mind of a sporting career, and we step in when they are at stake. Anticipation, crisis communication, security, reputation, and nothing else.
Ongoing situation?
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Why a dedicated offering
Everything we handle elsewhere, only faster.
Elite sport concentrates constant exposure, unfiltered social media, exposed families and short careers. In this world, a communication mistake costs a season, sometimes more.
We know how clubs, dressing rooms and players’ circles work. We also know what a player will only say to someone who has nothing to sell them.
What we do
Anticipate, then respond.
Players and those close to them
Anticipate
- Reputation and social media audit, at the start of the season or before a move to a new club
- Securing the home, travel and those around the player
- Preparation for interviews, press conferences and major fixtures
- Training in handling approaches: social media, the media, those around the player
- Preparing for life after a playing career
Respond
- Handling a controversy or a public accusation
- Responding to online harassment and threats
- Protecting privacy and responding online
Clubs and their executives
Anticipate
- Risk mapping: supporters, social media, proceedings, governance
- Crisis plan and simulation exercises before the season
- Preparing spokespeople and exposed players
- Security for travel, stadiums and events
- Monitoring the reputation of the club and its executives
Respond
- The club’s crisis unit
- Sensitive communication: incidents, proceedings, governance
- Support for exposed players, in liaison with the club
A rule
Vesta Stratégies plays no part in transfers or in contract negotiations.
Our only interest is your protection. We are paid to advise you, never on a transaction.
Typical situations
What we take on.
Examples of situations, not cases handled. No photograph of a player or club appears on this site without written permission.
- A player joins a new league and wants to protect their privacy and image even before arriving.
- After a match, a player and their family are targeted by a wave of hateful messages.
- A video filmed in a private setting is circulating and the press is asking for a response.
- A club has to announce a disciplinary sanction that divides its supporters.
- Legal proceedings against a player become public in the middle of the season.
First conversation
Let’s talk about it before others do.
A confidentiality agreement is signed at the very start of our collaboration, and the first conversation commits you to nothing. A partner replies within the working day, by whichever means you choose.
Ongoing situation? Direct line +33 6 68 80 82 82