The collaboration is framed around a shared philosophy: sustained success comes from preparation, structure, and execution – not luck. Mourinho, widely regarded as one of football’s most successful coaches, is known for his emphasis on tactical planning, rigorous training, and consistency under pressure.
CEO Oleksandr Feshchenko explains why Mourinho reflects the company’s belief that outcomes are shaped well before the moment of competition. In both football and iGaming, he argues, success depends on disciplined preparation and the ability to deliver under pressure.
Why Mourinho – but more importantly, what will his role be within Champions Club beyond being a name attached to it?
Because Mourinho embodies what the Champions Club stands for: preparation, discipline, tactical thinking, and the ability to keep winning under very different conditions.
He fits the idea behind it because his success has always been about structure, standards, and execution, rather than depending on luck.
Beyond the name, his role is to help bring that philosophy to life in a real way. We’ve positioned him as our Chief Champion Officer, and that reflects how we see the partnership as part of the wider Champions Club story.
He’ll play a role in storytelling, partner-facing activations, and the overall experience we’re building for Champions Club, so the collaboration feels aligned with the values we want that community to stand for. Stay tuned, as we’ll have many interesting activities coming up soon.
GR8 Tech has positioned Champions Club as more than a brand play. How does this partnership feed into what operators actually get from partnering with the business?
First, it strengthens what operators already come to GR8 Tech for, which is performance. Our value has always been in helping partners grow through strong technology, expertise, and support.
Mourinho reflects the same qualities: preparation, discipline, and the ability to perform under pressure. So the partnership reinforces the standards we want the brand to stand for.
It also gives operators something more than a standard supplier relationship. Through Champions Club, we are creating partner-facing activations, content, and events that make the relationship more engaging and more valuable in practice.
There’s always a risk these kinds of high-profile partnerships stay at the level of narrative. What is GR8 Tech planning to ensure Mourinho’s ambassadorship translates into something tangible?
By building it into places where partners actually engage with us. Not just campaigns, but events, content, and direct interaction through the Champions Club. As mentioned in the previous answer, the idea is to use Mourinho to create partner-facing moments.
We’ll measure it in a practical way: whether it brings the right operators into deeper conversations with us, increases engagement with Champions Club, and adds value to the partner relationship. If it only looks good in marketing, it hasn’t done its job.
Is this partnership part of a broader shift away from being a tech supplier towards something more consultative or hands-on with operators?
I’d say it’s more of a reflection of who we already are than a shift. We’ve never seen ourselves as a supplier that hands over a platform and steps back. Our role is to help operators perform with the right technology, market understanding, and ongoing support.
What this partnership does is make that approach more visible. It reinforces the idea that success takes more than software alone. It takes preparation, strategy, and close execution, and that’s very much how we already work with operators.
Commercially, what’s the role of signing an ambassador of Mourinho’s profile – is it about differentiation, opening doors, or changing how you work with clients?
Yes, mainly differentiation and access, but in a very targeted way. Mourinho gives us a stronger signal in the market and helps us get in front of senior decision-makers who might otherwise take longer to reach or fully understand what GR8 Tech stands for.
It doesn’t change how we work with clients; it helps the right clients notice us faster and take us seriously sooner.
Looking ahead to the World Cup, what will separate the operators who execute well from those who just ride the traffic spike?
The operators who execute well will be the ones who are ready before the traffic hits. That is the key lesson here, and in a way, it’s very aligned with Mourinho’s mindset too: success at a big moment usually comes from preparation long before kickoff.
World Cup brings volume, repeated betting spikes, and a very expensive fight for the same players, so success is all about what you do with the attention.
The stronger operators will have a sportsbook that is easy to navigate, strong campaign visibility, relevant markets, and offers that make players stay active throughout the tournament.
They’ll also be better on the layers around that: smarter segmentation, stronger loyalty and bonus mechanics, VIP handling, and smoother payments, including for crypto users. In other words, they’ll turn traffic into conversion, retention, and longer-term value.
The weaker operators will still get the spike, but if the experience is clunky, the offers are generic, or the retention setup is weak, that traffic disappears as fast as it came. That’s really the difference: using the World Cup for growth, not just a busy few weeks.
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The collaboration is framed around a shared philosophy: sustained success comes from preparation, structure, and execution – not luck. Mourinho, widely regarded as one of football’s most successful coaches, is known for his emphasis on tactical planning, rigorous training, and consistency under pressure. CEO Oleksandr Feshchenko explains why Mourinho reflects the company’s belief that outcomes…
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