The Football English Specialists

World-class online Football English courses and resources to help players, coaches, fans and practitioners to better communicate the language of the beautiful game.

Created by an award-winning team from University College London (UCL), tested on players from the Premier League and La Liga.

HATRIQA helps learners to communicate in the football world: at the training ground; before, during and after a game; in conversation with the media and with fans.

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HATRIQA helps football players and fans to learn the English they need to succeed in the modern game.

Our online and offline materials will help you better communicate with your teammates & friends, understand your coaches more clearly, and speak to the media with increased confidence.

Choose how you want to learn below!

Meet the Team

  • Photo of Mark Bailey, HATRIQA Director of Education

    Mark Bailey

    Director of Education

    Mark is a Teaching Fellow in English at University College London’s (UCL) Institute of Education, ranked Number 1 in the world for education.

    He holds two English teaching qualifications from the University of Cambridge and a Masters degree from UCL. Mark also has extensive experience working in football and has taught players from the Premier League and La Liga, and coached the president of Barcelona.

  • Photo of Tim Gentles, HATRIQA Head of Publishing

    Tim Gentles

    Head of Publishing

    A highly creative publishing executive with 30+ years’ experience in Sport, Media and Entertainment.

    Tim has deep knowledge of the soccer market in the USA, organised headline events at the United Soccer Coaches Convention every year between 2015-2019, and was selected to take part in the UK’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Trade Mission to Doha.

  • Photo of Marcus Marritt, HATRIQA Creative Director

    Marcus Marritt

    Creative Director

    Glasgow-based illustrator Marcus Marritt is one of the world’s leading football-artists, a master of minimalism in both form and colour .

    Marcus has worked with UEFA, The FA, Bayern Munich, Chelsea FC, Arsenal FC, The FA of Ireland, Aston Villa, BT Sports and more. He designed the program covers for the 2019 and 2020 FA Cup Finals and has had an exhibition hosted by UEFA at their HQ.

Our Affiliations and Accreditations

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  • "A knowledge of Football English makes it so much easier for players to understand instructions and explanations. It means players are more confident, happier and more likely to reach peak performance."

    Damian Roden

    Head of Performance

    Premier League and MLS

  • "This course is exactly what we need. Many of our girls dream of playing in the US or Europe. They know they need English, but there are no courses they enjoy and that prepare them for a football environment - until now!"

    Issei Yokoi

    Director of Football

    Beillevaire Nishinomiya Women FC, Japan

  • "This course is fantastic! The guys at HATRIQA are really serious about what they're doing. The content is really well put together, it's very innovative, and it's fun. The students are going to love it!"

    Richard Harper

    Associate Professor

    Osaka University, Japan