The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has decided today that the AFC Cup 2019 final between North Korea’s 4.25 SC and Al Ahed from Lebanon, scheduled to take place on November 2, 2019 in Pyongyang will now be played in Shanghai. Due to the existing sanctions in place affecting North Korea, …
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Day 2 of The Leaders Sport Business Summit, Shanghai will be dedicated to all things football with The Premier League and the Department for International Trade partnering Leaders to create The Premier League Football Forum. Top executives at The Premier League, its clubs and partners will take to the stage …
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On May 23/24, Soccerex, the global leader for the business of football, concluded its two-day event in front of a packed house at the Mission Hills Haikou Movie Town in Hainan, China. The event marked the second year in a row Soccerex came to China, building on the success of …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations confirmed on Tuesday, June 4, China as the hosts for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in Paris, France. The unanimous decision marks the second time Asia’s crown jewel will be played in the People’s Republic of China which …
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The AFC president Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on Sunday, June 2 recognised the progress of the coaching standards of the Chinese Football Association, the Japan Football Association and Qatar Football Association at their meeting in Paris. The AFC Coaching Convention Pro Level Certificates were presented to Du Zhaocai, …
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Soccerex have confirmed the final line up for their Soccerex China programme which includes some of the most important stakeholders in the Chinese and wider Asian football industry, such as adidas, Ajax, AS Roma, Barcelona, Bytedance, City Football Group, PP Sports, Shandong Luneng Taishan, Wanda Sports, Xinhua News and many …
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Edward Chang, Director of Business Strategy – Competitive Gaming Division at Electronic Arts (EA); Scott Munn, Chief Executive at City Football Group China; and Don Chen, Founder and CEO of Duo Sport Group will be joining Soccerex China, this May 23-24 in Hainan to discuss the ever-expanding esports industry and …
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The German Football Association (DFB) and the Shanghai Football Association (SFA) have agreed to cooperate. On Thursday, May 2 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. For the DFB, the first vice-president Dr. Rainer Koch and secretary general Dr. med. Friedrich Curtius, …
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Performance experts from leading rights holders in China, Spain, Germany and Holland will be sharing their expertise on elite performance and grassroots player development at Soccerex China on May 23-24 in Hainan. The event will see Shandong Luneng Taishan FC, AFC Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and LaLiga all sharing their insights …
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Soccerex have confirm that Wanda Sports CEO David Yang, PP Sports Vice-President Zeng Gang and DDMC Fortis CEO Patrick Murphy will form the “Importance of Commercial Right to China’s Sports Economy” panel, moderated by Lanxiong Sports President Li Shuangfu at Soccerex China on May 23-24 in Hainan. Commercial rights will …
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