two years after leaving The FA, his book FA Confidential was published and became a bestseller. He also co-authored Glenn Hoddle's World Cup Diary in 1998. Other work Davies was a member of the UK Government Football Task Force from 1997 to 2000 and was part of the UK Government Business, Culture and Sport delegation to China in 2005. He also chaired the UK Government Free To Air/Listed Events panel in 2008 and 2009. He worked with the British Olympic Association from 1999 to 2006, during which time London bid successfully to stage the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He served as a partner in the Iraq United sport development programme from 2004 to 2006 and was a senior advisor to the CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was a senior consultant for change agents Scott Wilson Group, which was appointed in September 2010 by the Hong Kong FA to lead the reform and restructuring of football on the island. His portfolio of consultancies has included roles with Coutts in London and Wiggin LLP. Over several years he chaired sporting and other conferences, including for ABTA and Soccerex. Charity work Davies helped to stage a Game of Peace in the Olympic Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2003. Between 2013 and 2016, he was a board member of International Inspiration, a charity which promotes access to sport, play, and physical exercise for low and middle income families with children around the world. He was a founding member of football's anti-racism Kick It Out campaign in England, and part of the initial sports steering group for the NSPCC. In 2014, he became a trustee for CAFE, which works across Europe for disability awareness, and is a Vice President of Level Playing Field which campaigns for accessibility to sport and sports stadia for disabled people in England and Wales. Personal life Davies is a qualified teacher and holds a certificate of education from the University of Oxford and a BA (Econ) in politics from the University of Sheffield. He lives in the West Midlands of England near Birmingham with his wife Susan, and has two daughters, Amanda and Caroline, and one granddaughter, Molly. Amanda Davies is a sports correspondent and presenter for CNN International. Davies was awarded an OBE for services to sport in the 2007 New Year Honours. He is also a Royal Television Society Member and