Colin Jackson: A disciplinary services assistant sounds quite scary, especially when we're doing this interview in a courtroom. Why does UEFA need a courtroom?

Malorie Cornier: We hope one day that we won't have to use the courtroom anymore, but it's used for when we have to make a decision for the control disciplinary body and the appeals body so everybody comes here.

Discipline decisions concern yellow and red cards for all the improper conduct of players as well as supporters.

CJ: How do you review what has happened with the supporters?

MC: We have delegates at every match and they report every incident to us.

When something bad happens, the good thing is that we have to take action to change it. If a supporter is not told that their actions are wrong, they will continue doing it. So we are improving football.

CJ: What was your career pathway into UEFA?

MC: I came here first to study on an internship for six months. Once this finished I saw an opening position and I just applied. Working in an international institution such as UEFA was a perfect first job for me as I can also speak different languages.

CJ: Have your language skills helped you in your job?

MC: Yes, because UEFA has three official languages: English, German and French. I also speak Spanish, so for the Spanish clubs, who don't speak very good English, it can be good.

CJ: Are you a football fan?

MC: Yes, I have always been a fan and I just started playing two years ago.

CJ: Women's football is getting so popular these days with competitions such as the Women's European Football Championships. How do you feel about this exciting shift?

MC: I hope one day that it will be as popular as men's football, however competitions such as the European Championships show that women's football is finally going somewhere. It's not only boys and men that like to play football.

CJ: What's it like working here at UEFA, do you have a team of people around you to help?

MC: There are five people in my team, but we also work with people from different associations and other disciplinary committees.

We have two disciplinary committees. The first one is for the first decision. If a club or player disagrees with the decision and lodges an appeal we have a second committee called the Appeals Sporting Committee. We also have an inspector working with us.

These people come from all over Europe so when you are working here at UEFA you see people from different countries but all working together for the same thing.

CJ: So what would be an average day in your role?

MC: Well yesterday, for example, we were watching DVDs to examine a red card action. What exactly happened and how it was being explained. We can then give the video to the disciplinary committee.

There is also a lot of administration work, but it's very interesting because we have to provide good communications with all the clubs and associations involved to ensure that everybody understand what they can do and what they have to do.

CJ: After the judgement has been made we tend to read in the newspapers or hear on the TV that the player will get a fine. What happens to all that money?

MC: All the money goes into the development of football, so in the end it's a nice story if you look at it this way.