He helped drive the team to win the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the foremost professional club tournament in South America.
Police officers will follow this up by visiting every professional club in the coming weeks to brief players and managers.
"It is naive to think if any professional club came to the town it wouldn't seriously affect us, " he said.
Professional club academies and centres of excellence do good work, but there has to be a safety net to catch those players who fall through.
Since Fulham ended their three years as a full-time professional club by claiming the 2003 treble of League, FA Cup and League Cup, the Gunners have reigned supreme.
Not only is he captain of Harlequins, London's sole professional club, he also hails from Cumbria, a part of the country that longs for a side in the top flight.
All these sides suffered from too many star players injured or jaded by the ardors of the ever-lengthening European professional club season that ended barely two weeks before the tournament began.
They wanted a professional club with which they could identify, one that was undeniably attached to Seattle, one that treated them with respect and engaged them as equals rather than viewing them as an input to be managed as part of an overall revenue equation.
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More than 50 people including two heads of the CFA, leaders from its regional branches, professional club owners, managers, coaches, referees, players, agents, sponsors and assorted middlemen were sent to prison, with the highest officials, including the head of the Referee's Committee, receiving over 10 years each.
"Gloucester is the only professional rugby club I have ever known, " Simpson-Daniel added.
The Eagles will also make history on Sunday at Bramall Lane by becoming the first professional sports club to display an anti homophobia message on their shirts.
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He became a talented amateur golfer and a club professional, but health problems prevented him from competing as a pro.
He officially signed a professional contract with the club on his 17th birthday, in August 2008.
Barry has only ever played for Villa and is due a testimonial, having signed professional forms with the club in February 1998.
England's Lewsey has played at centre, wing and full-back for Wasps and is currently in his testimonial year after 10 professional seasons with the club.
At the age of 18, Erasmus signed a professional contract with Dutch club Feyenoord, though he is back now in South Africa with Supersport United, where he is the team's captain.
Thames has gone further than the other water companies by specifying sporting events and facilities including the Olympics and Paralympics, Wimbledon tennis club and professional football clubs including Arsenal and AFC Wimbledon.
Sheffield FC's influence diminished with the advent of professional football, but the club finally bought land for its own ground in 2001.
But understanding the particular demands of coaching Leicester, the most successful British club of the professional era, is a task that Loffreda quickly needs to get his head around.
He spelled out how Club Med is trying to woo families like ours and the changes that have been made in the last decade, as well as why he has chosen to make Club Med his professional home.
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For those looking for a more traditional live music venue, The Roxy Live (open all week, from 8 pm on weeknights and 9 pm on weekends) is a fully fledged rock club, with a professional sound system, a 500-person capacity and a stage that towers over the audience.
McMahon signed professional terms with Boro in August 2004 following the club's youth cup success, and has made 30 appearances.
"Michael's a consummate professional and is not going to talk to any club until his current contract with Newcastle expires on 30 June and therefore there's no active conversation, " added Duffen.
Birtley-born striker Madine progressed through the club's youth ranks to earn a professional deal at Brunton Park, and made his debut against Nottingham Forest in March 2008.
Woolmer began his professional cricket career with Kent in 1968 and stayed at the club until 1984.
But Penberthy told BBC Sport he does not think the club would be able to sustain a fully-professional team.
The club is now concerned it will have to have professional help to restore it to the standard required by the Northamptonshire Cricket League.
"I'm excited by the whole concept of a club which has great traditions and, in a professional era, really professionalising the support facilities and the environment the players can be in - and hopefully take that on to the field, " continued McGeechan.
The aim of the change from a club-based structure was to improve the standard of professional play and put the game on a sounder financial footing.
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