-
-
TESTIMONIALS
"It has been absolutely superb. Everybody is here. You cant get much better than the quality of your guests."
David Dein, International President, England 2018 World Cup Bid "A great platform to debate and discuss key issues and meet leading people in football"
Mohamed Bin Hammam, President, Asian Football Confederation "A good learning curve. I've heard great things about it and it lived up to my expectations."
Phil Neville, Captain, Everton FC "It was really interesting for me"
Gus Poyet, Manager, Brighton Hove and Albion "The variety of sessions and speakers was so good you cant help but get something from it."
Danny Murphy, Captain, Fulham FC "This is one of the unique forums that we have in world football, it allows us to exchange views and ideas and participate in a global debate."
Danny Jordaan, CEO, South Africa World Cup Organising Committee "It's a great networking opportunity and proves it worth - there are people here I need to meet."
Rick Parry, Former CEO, Liverpool FC "A forum for opinion formers in world of football to gather, exchange views and catch up on the latest trends and events in the industry."
Yuuchiro Nakajima, Executive Director, Japan 2022 Bid Committee "It has become the conference of choice for a host of football people who want good discussions, interesting speakers and an event with a great buzz about it"
David Davies OBE, Conference Chairman "A good opportunity to meet other people in the football community." SUH Dae-Won, Secretary General, Korea 2022 World Cup Bid "Very impressed, a good mix of speakers and delegates." Chuck Blazer, FIFA Executive Committee "A very important event in football" Migel Angel Lopez, CEO, Iberia 2018 Bid "Hugely respected in the industry, everybody is thrilled to be here. People come here to learn, share and network with other professionals from all over the world." David Gold, Joint Chairman, West Ham United FC "The chance to network with senior people in the industry is great" Steve Morgan, Chairman, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC "An opportunity to discuss the great and good of football together in one place and talk about the issues facing the sport today and in the future"
Bruce Buck, Chairman, Chelsea FC -
OTHER EVENTS
-
-
-
-
JOIN US ON
Tag Archives: Sepp Blatter
KEIR RADNEDGE: OUT OF THE FAT, INTO THE FIRE
While Sepp Blatter was sunning himself at the London Olympics so his new ethics investigator has, it seems, been turning a different sort of heat on Mohamed Bin Hammam who collects suspensions like Olympic grandees collect five-star hotel rooms. Bin … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged CAS appeal, fifa, London Olympics, Mohamed Bin Hammam, Sepp Blatter
Comments Off
KEIR RADNEDGE: PLAYING DOWN A NON-ISSUE
The risk and dangers of the wonders of modern media technology were wondrously exposed during FIFA Congress in Budapest. The ‘victim’ was Sepp Blatter. Mind you, the world federation’s president was partly to blame. Whatever else may be said about … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged fifa, Football 2014 committee, Franz Beckenbauer, Kaiser Franz, Keir Radnedge, Leaders in Football, Pele, Sepp Blatter, The Leader
Comments Off
KEIR RADNEDGE: HERE’S TO BRAZIL AND 2014, HOWEVER IT TURNS OUT
A Portuguese colleague was heading out to a journalists’ conference in South America. What, he asked me, should I tell them about the European attitude to Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup in 2014? Simple, I told him. Just think … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged Brazil 2014 World Cup, Carlos Alberto Parreira, fifa, Jerome Valcke, Keir Radnedge, Leaders in Football, Sepp Blatter, The Leader
Comments Off
KEIR RADNEDGE: FIFA’S WORLD CUP PROGRESS-CHASER
Remember the FIFA reforms? Sepp Blatter’s project to come up with the answer to life, the universe and everything? Good news is that proposals for change will emerge from a multiplicity of task forces at the world federation’s congress in … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged Aldo Rebelo, Brazil 2014, fifa, Jerome Valcke, Joao Havelange, Keir Radnedge, Leaders in Football, Sepp Blatter, The Leader
Comments Off
KEIR RADNEDGE: SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD
Horace Burrell has said he is sorry. So is everyone else, he says. All ‘sorry’. Who are these repentant sinners? Easy: all those delegates from 24 Caribbean football federations who turned up in Port of Spain last May to hear … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged CFU, fifa, Horace Burrell, ISL, Jack Warner, JFF, Leaders in Football, Liverpool FC, Luis Suárez, Mohamed Bin Hammam, Patrice Evra, Reggae Boyz, Ricardo Teixera, Sepp Blatter, The Leader
Comments Off
TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
Burrell’s suspension over Horace Burrell, the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) President who was suspended by FIFA’s Ethics Committee over the cash-for-votes scandal, has chosen not to explain exactly why he was banned. Burrell has just returned after a three-month suspension … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged Bank of America, David Beckham, Fabio Cannavaro, FC Sion, Fernando Morientes, fifa, FIFA Ethics Committee, Hassan al-Thawadi, Hernán Crespo, Horace Burrell, IFA, Jay-Jay Okocha, JFF, Juan Pablo Sorín, Leaders in Football, London 2012 Olympics, Maniche, Michel Platini, Neuchatel Xamax, Qatar 2022, Robbie Fowler, Robert Pires, Ryan Giggs, Sepp Blatter, SFL, Team GB, The FA, The Leader, UEFA
Comments Off
KEIR RADNEDGE: ON THE OUTSIDE
Everyone loves a good mystery. The tantalising uncertainty. An inconclusive conclusion. Questions never to be answered. And answers which, as Hamlet noted, never dreamed of Horatio’s philosophy. One of those mysteries is unfolding right now in Germany where the national … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged DFB, fifa, Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, Hermann Neuberger, Keir Radnedge, Leaders in Football, Peco Bauwens, Qatar 2022 World Cup, Sepp Blatter, The Leader, Theo Zwanziger, Wolfgang Niersbach
Comments Off
TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
Johansson calls for Blatter investigation Lennart Johansson, former UEFA chief who lost out to Sepp Blatter for the Presidency of FIFA in 1998, has called for an independent investigation into allegations that Blatter promised to sell World Cup television rights … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged Africa Cup of Nations 2012, Ballon d’Or, Burkina Faso, CAF, CAS, Chris Eaton, DPA, fifa, FIFA ExCo, Homare Sawa, Interpol, Lennart Johansson, Lionel Messi, Namibia, Pep Guardiola, RFU, Sepp Blatter, The Leader, UEFA, Vitaly Mutko
Comments Off
MATTHEW JOSEPH: GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY – WILL IT EVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY?
Players want it, fans want it, and even the majority of referees want it. And so, we are led to believe, does FIFA president Sepp Blatter who appears to have changed his mind and finally seen the light after years … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged Champions League, Europa League, fifa, Franz Beckenbauer, Goal-Line Technology, IFAB, Matthew Joseph, Michel Platini, Sepp Blatter, The Leader, UEFA
Comments Off
KEIR RADNEDGE: THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN
While the cat is away… two of the biggest mice in the business have been playing. This particular cat is Sepp Blatter, and the two mice – mice with very sharp teeth – are both German: Bayern Munich’s honorary president … Continue reading
Posted in The Leader
Tagged DFB, Erwin STaudt, fifa, FIFA Executive Committee, Football 2014 Task Force, Franz Beckenbauer, Kalle Rummenigge, Keir Radnedge, Mark Pieth, Michel Platini, Qatar 2022 World Cup, Sepp Blatter, The Leader, The Zwanzinger, UEFA, Wolfgang Niersbach
Comments Off
