Mark Palios

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Palios
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 9, 1952(1952-11-09)
Age	72
Birthplace	Liverpool
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Mark Palios Biography

Mark Palios is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on November 9, 1952 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. Markos Palios (born 9 November 1952) is a English chartered accountant as well as a football administrator, and ex-professional football player. It was announced in August of 2014 that he and his wife revealed that the couple Nicola had taken over ownership of Tranmere Rovers F.C. in which he was an athlete.

From 2009 onwards, Palios has been appearing frequently on radio and television as a commentator on broad range of sports-related topics, including football finance including premiership salaries as well as his thoughts on the England team’s performance at the 2010 World Cup and England’s failed bid to host an appearance at the World Cup. Palios was married to Nicola during 2009 and the couple reside in the Wirral.

In July 2018, it was announced that Palios had teamed up with MP Justin Madders to open the pitches at Vauxhall Motors sports and social club. The project has received a £541,413 grant from the Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund.

Palios was fired in August of 2004 in the wake of media revelations about his relationship with an Football Association secretary, Faria Alam. She later had an affair with England coach Sven-Goran Ericsson. Though he was single during the period of the affair and insisting that he was innocent of doing anything wrong, he quit to shield his five children from enormous media attention that came with the revelations about Alam. A lot of top FA members were content by his decision to quit and have spoken of him as the “the best FA CEO in recent years” and”has “…the focus and financial expertise to sort out the flaws and…excellent interpersonal abilities”. He was then able to return to consult in the area of business turnaround and was until January 2009 an executive director who was not non-executive at AdEPT Telecom. He was a non-executive Director of the British Judo Association until 2016 and was a part of the Audit Committee at Surrey County Cricket Club and is particularly interested in the governance of sports.

Mark Palios Net Worth

Mark Palios is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Palios 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Palios participated within Palios played in the Football League as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers for nine seasons as well as Crewe Alexandra for three years. In 1981-82, he was the Crewe leading goalscorer . In the latter half of his career, he was as captain of the European Cup Winners’ Cup with Welsh team Bangor City. He made more than 400 League appearances and played non-league football for several years after retiring from professional football. In an amateur friendly match in 2001, Palios was smacked in the chest . He was struck twice by a cardiac arrest He was able to recover and was able to continue playing football until he was 58 years old.

Atypically for a footballer, Palios was permitted by his clubs to pursue an accounting career while still an active player. He developed a successful career as a chartered accountant with Arthur Young and ultimately became a senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, specialising in business turnaround. He was awarded the Turnaround Financier of the Year award in 2003. won the title of Turnaround Financer of the Year in the Turnaround Finance Group and awarded the lifetime Achievement Award. Then, he changed his direction and resigned from PwC to be The Football Association’s chief executive in the summer of of 2003, where he aimed to utilize his expertise in business to the field of sports administration. One of his main responsibilities was stabilising the FA’s tense financial position by resolving the financing issue of the Wembley Stadium project. He also saved The FA from having to take on a loan of another $230 million, which could put the entire organisation in financial danger. Other accomplishments in the work of The FA included the successful revamp of the disciplinary system which led to speedier hearings and less expensive. Palios was not afraid to make tough decisions, including the decision to exclude Rio Ferdinand from the England team that was playing Turkey in an important European Championship qualifier in 2004 in the event that he did not pass drug tests despite massive demands from the rest of the team. The team threatened to strike, but then backed down.

On 11 August 2014, it was announced that Palios and his wife were taking a controlling interest in Tranmere Rovers F.C., from outgoing chairman Peter Johnson. Mark Palios would become Executive Chairman of the club, with Nicola as Vice-Chairman, and Johnson becoming Honorary President.

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Who is Mark Palios Dating?

According to our records, Mark Palios married to Nicola Palios , Elizabeth Palios. As of December 1, 2023, Mark Palios’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Mark Palios celebrates birthday on November 9 of every year.

Is mark Palios greek?

Mr Palios, one of eight children of a Greek immigrant docker , was born in Wavertree in south Liverpool and became a professional footballer, playing as a midfielder for Tranmere for nine years. He later played for Crewe Alexandra and captained Bangor City in the European Cup-Winners Cup.

Who did Mark Palios play for?

Palios played in the Football League as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers for nine years and Crewe Alexandra for three years. In 1981-82 he was Crewe leading goalscorer In the latter part of his career he played as captain in the European Cup-Winners’ Cup for Welsh club Bangor City.

Who owns Tranmere?

Ownership of Club: Individuals who own more than 10% of Tranmere Rovers Football Club are Mark & Nicola Palios, and Walutje Pte. Ltd (a company whose ultimate beneficial owner is PT Santinilawansa Lestari, which is 100% owned by Mr Sofjan Wanandi and Mrs Riantini Sutedja).

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Why are Tranmere called Tranmere?

Its name was given by Norwegian Vikings who settled and colonised Wirral in the 10th century. Tranmere in Old Norse is Trani-melr, meaning “crane (bird) sandbank” or “sandbank with the cranes”.