The Soccerex Asian Forum 2016 programme has been put together to meet the specific needs of the region, particularly focusing on major event planning, delivery and legacy, sports performance and sports marketing. In 2022 the football world will look to Qatar as the country hosts the region’s first FIFA World …
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As the footballing world continued to reel from the news of ‘Big’ Sam Allardyce’s unceremonious departure from his role as England national team manager, conversation at Soccerex on the third and final day began with talk of another large, irrepressible force in the industry – although one considerably more cultured …
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Duncan Revie, the founder of the football business networking conference – Soccerex, aged 62, passed away peacefully earlier this week after a brief illness. He leaves a wife, Rita, and two children, Aidan and Natalie, behind. The son of former England manager, Don Revie, Duncan founded Soccerex in 1995 as …
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The second day of the Soccerex Global Convention began with some of the biggest stories in the game unfolding elsewhere. In the Indian city of Goa, members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had voted to close their congress, which had been called to elect the body’s members to the …
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The world’s biggest conference for the business of soccer got underway at Manchester Central on Monday, September 26 with FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura and Manchester mayoral candidate Andy Burnham to the fore. The 2016 edition of the Soccerex Global Convention was opened by the man many expect to become …
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Indian NGO Slum Soccer has won the inaugural FIFA Diversity Award yesterday, September 26. The award was created by FIFA to recognise outstanding organisations, group initiatives and football personalities that are standing up for diversity and inspire unity, solidarity and equality among all people. Slum Soccer uses football to connect …
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Ahead of the Global Convention, Soccerex has confirmed the final list of sponsors for the event. Key event partners include Spanish wine specialist Bodegas Iniesta who will be attending as the official wine supplier of the event and the Happy Hour sponsors, Sir Stanley Matthews Travel, the official travel supporters …
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The world of football stadia and its future state will be debated at the Soccerex Global Convention, 26th-28th September, Manchester. Our panel of experts will include Athletic Bilbao Stadium Director, Borja Gonzalez, Andy Simons, Founding Director of KSS, and Ruben Reddy, owner of specialists in sports architecture, Ruben Reddy Architects. …
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With LaLiga currently undergoing one of the biggest overhauls since its inception in 1929, they are now more determined than ever to establish themselves as Europe’s biggest league. LaLiga President, Javier Tebas, has previously stated his ambition for the league, “to grow so the Premier League does not become the …
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Les Reed, Executive Director of Football for Southampton FC, will speak at the upcoming Soccerex Global Convention, 26th-28th September, Manchester. Les will be giving an insight into the Saints academy, which in recent years has produced national stars such as Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlaide Chamberlain, Luke Shaw and of course …
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