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"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"
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Tag Archives: The Leader
CHRIS BRADY: THE FUTURE IS NEARLY HERE
Since I last wrote for the Leader (about a month or so ago) the stark realities of the bizarre financial circus that is football have become even more apparent. In that short time Rangers, a club with an average attendance … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Jazeera, BSkyB, BT, Chris Brady, ESPN, Glasgow Celtic FC, Glasgow Rangers FC, Leaders in Football, League 1, League 2, Reading FC, The Championship, The EPL, The Leader, The SPL
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ROGAN TAYLOR: RONNIE DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
What is it that makes a great player truly ‘great’? There are of course many hugely talented footballers, but when it comes to the very top table, there aren’t too many players sitting round it. In the history of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfredo Di Stéfano, Christiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona, Dr. Rogan Taylor, Euro 2012, Ferenc Puskás, Johan Cruyff, Leaders in Football, Lionel Messi, Manuel Francisco dos Santos Garrincha, Michel Platini, Pele, Sir Tom Finney, The Leader, UEFA, Zinedine Zidane
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DELROY ALEXANDER: PSYCHO HAS LOST THE PLOT
As the best football tournament in the world concludes at Euro 2012, would it be heresy to suggest that Spain is boring. I know, the beautiful passing and intricate movement and strategic triangles that make the world champions who they … Continue reading
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KEIR RADNEDGE: TV FOOTS THE BILL
Media veterans of sports events dating back to the days of yesteryear, when print was king and television pictures were black-and-white, were all agreed: Euro 2012 presented the most awkward logistics of the lot. Correspondents who have scaled the altitudes … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Euro 2012, Keir Radnedge, Leaders in Football, The Leader, UEFA
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ROGAN TAYLOR: WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY?
In the foggy world of academe, the highest formal qualification is a PhD – letters that stand for a ‘Doctorate in Philosophy’ (regardless of which subject you’ve specialised in) and which confer the title ‘Doctor’. It’s the top of the … Continue reading
ROGAN TAYLOR: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
The European Championships is, for my money, far superior to the World Cup, or any other international competition for that matter. It is a perfect partner to the UEFA Champions League; the greatest club competition in the world. Made up … Continue reading
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Tagged BSkyB, BT, Dr. Rogan Taylor, fifa, Leaders in Football, Nicklas Bendtner, Paddy Power, Swiss Ramble, The Leader, The Premier League, UEFA, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro 2012
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KEIR RADNEDGE: COLLINA
Pierluigi Collina was one of the most charismatic referees in modern football. He was the upfront personification of a new style of match control. The old cliché in football insisted that if the referee went mostly unnoticed through the 90 … Continue reading
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Tagged fifa, Keir Radnedge, Leaders in Football, Pierluigi Collina, Serie A, The Leader, UEFA, UEFA Euro 2012, Ukraine Football Federation
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ROGAN TAYLOR: HATE RACISM – HATE SCARE STORIES TOO
God knows why, but there’s always a big ‘scare story’ about fans in the British media before a major international tournament. Have you noticed it over the years? Of course, back in the day, it was almost invariably focussed on … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Rogan Taylor, Heysel Stadium, Leaders in Football, Margaret Thatcher, On the Line, Ray Stubbs, The BBC, The FA, The Football Spectators Act, The Leader, UEFA
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ROWAN SIMONS: EVEN PRISON CANNOT STOP CHINA’S FOOTBALL MADNESS
China’s crackdown on match-fixing, bribery and corruption finally reached its symbolic conclusion last week with two CFA chiefs and a national team captain each receiving ten and a half year prison sentences. Subject to appeal, Xie Yalong, Nan Yong and … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged fifa, Football 2014 committee, Franz Beckenbauer, Kaiser Franz, Keir Radnedge, Leaders in Football, Pele, Sepp Blatter, The Leader
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