GLOBAL CONVENTION

06–10 SEPTEMBER 2014MANCHESTER

HOSTED BY

BRINGING THE

W RLD OF FOOTBALL TOGETHER

THE GLOBAL LEADER FOR THE BUSINESS OF FOOTBALL...

...IS RETURNING TO MANCHESTER, FOOTBALL’S CLUB CAPITAL

“The new four year relaTionship is a major coup for The ciTy and will generaTe well in excess of £20 million for The local economy during The life of The conTracT. The global convenTion commands significanT inTernaTional media aTTenTion and will furTher sTrengThen manchesTer’s posiTion as The spiriTual home of fooTball in The uK.” andrew sToKesChief exeCutive of Marketing ManChester

“it’s an easy synergy to aChieve between our respeCtive organisations, based on the expertise of soCCerex, providing iMportant key events for key stakeholders all around the globe.”hicham el amrani Secretary General, caF

“we have always been a big supporter of soCCerex and are looking forward to getting More deeply involved with the global Convention in ManChester over the Course of the next few years in the build up to the next world Cup... it provides an invaluable platforM for us in world football and we are already engaged in deep disCussion to bring soCCerex to russia.”alexei soroKinceO, 2018 FIFa WOrld cup ruSSIatM lOc

“soCCerex shows what football Can generate. it interests everyone, so i aM very happy to be here.”gianni infanTinoGeneral Secretary, ueFa

ronaldo

jérôme valcke

jeffrey webb

oliver bierhoff

hassan al Thawadi

lucasmoura

royhodgson

ruud gullit

pierre van hooijdonk

ronald de boer

arthur numan

“i aM really looking forward to the world Cup in brazil and i aM also looking forward to reprising its suCCess at soCCerex in ManChester for the global Convention in septeMber. i wish you all a great 2014 football experienCe!”joseph s. blaTTer preSIdent, FIFa

FOOTBALL FESTIvAL

NETWORkING &ENTERTAINMENT

CONFERENCE ExHIBITION

A PROvEN PRODUCT WITH GUARANTEED RESULTS

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SOCCEREx AMBASSADORS“soCCerex is a global brand whose network stretChes all over the world. with the soCCerex global Convention CoMing to ManChester in 2014, there is a natural affinity and i’M looking forward to welCoMing the world of football to ManChester not only as a football destination on the pitCh, but a Major international City for the business of football off the pitCh.”gary nevillesoCCerex aMbassador and england legend

DID YOU kNOW?over the past 3 years the global Convention has attraCted over 12,000 delegaTesfroM over 90 counTries

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LUCASRADEBE

LUCASMOURAMICHAEL

OWEN

CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES

PHILTHOMPSON

NEYMARJUNIOR OSSIE

ARDILES

JOHNBARNES

GARYNEVILLE

ENGAGING WITH FOOTBALL’S MA OR EvENTS CALENDAR

THE BUSINESS PITCH FOR RIGHTS HOLDERS AND BRANDS

More than 30 Major international football tournaMents will take plaCe globally in the next four years and the 2018 fifa world CuptM russia, the uefa euro 2020 and the 2022 fifa world CuptM Qatar will all go through CruCial phases of their preparation. the soCCerex global Convention will provide a proven platforM for the Confederations and loCs involved and the Multiple business opportunities the events Create

soCCerex is The event to Meet football’s rights holders, providing aCCess to brand representatives and senior figures froM the gaMe’s leading Clubs, leagues, federations and organising bodies

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europe1. 2015 UEFA European U-19 greece2. 2015 UEFA Women’s U-19 israel3. 2015 UEFA European U-17 bulgaria4. 2015 UEFA Women’s U-17 iceland5. 2015 UEFA European U-21 czech republic6. 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup portugal7. 2016 UEFA European U-19 greece8. 2016 UEFA European U-17 azerbaijan9. 2016 UEFA Women’s U-19 slovakia10. 2016 UEFA Women’s U-17 belgium11. 2016 UEFA Euro france

norTh america12. 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup canada 13. 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup North America14. 2017 Copa America Centenario usa

2014 Soccerex Global Convention manchester

souTh america15. 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup chile16. 2015 Copa America chile17. 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup colombia

asia & oceania28. 2014 AFC U-19 Championship myanmar 29. 2014 AFC Womens Asian Cup vietnam30. 2015 AFC Asian Cup australia31. 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup new Zealand32. 2016 AFC Challenge Cup australia

africa18. 2014 Club World Cup morocco19. 2015 African U-17 Championship niger20. 2015 African U-23 Championship drc21. 2015 African U-20 Youth Championship senegal22. 2015 African Cup of Nations morocco23. 2016 African Women’s Championship cameroon24. 2017 African U-20 Youth Championship Zambia25. 2017 African U-20 Youth Championship Zambia26. 2017 African U-17 Championship madagascar27. 2017 African Cup of Nations libya

REFINED CONCEPT TO MEET INDUSTRY NEEDS

2014

FOCUSED CONFERENCE TOPICS AND GUEST SPEAkERS

PRIvATE NETWORkING

WITH CLUBS

DEDICATED WORkSHOPS FEATURING THOUGHT

LEADER INTERvIEWS, CLUB PANELS AND INDUSTRY

PRESENTATIONS

TARGETED NETWORkING

OPPORTUNITIES

FINANCE & LAW

PERFORMANCE

from the transfer of players to the purchasing of clubs, football today involves a host of multi-million pound deals which are underpinned by a variety of financial and legal requirements and opportunities.

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

success off the pitch is preceded by success on it. as a result, the business of sports performance has grown dramatically as clubs seek to make the marginal gains in areas such as scouting, player performance and sports medicine that will allow them to get ahead of their competitors.

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

COMMERCIALfootball’s ascension from professional sport to big business has been driven by broadcast deals, sponsorship contracts and other commercial activities which ensure clubs can profit from the success of their teams on the pitch.

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

STADIAthe amphitheatres of modern football serve as so much more than a place to watch a match. from innovative sponsorship opportunities and corporate hospitality experiences to non-match day activities such as concerts, conferences and banqueting, stadia are constructed to serve as revenue-generating assets all year round.

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

DID YOU kNOW?the value of the european football Market is €19.4bn*

*deloitte annual review of football finanCe 2013 **deloitte sports business group

DID YOU kNOW?

alMost £3.5bn has been invested in football stadia and faCilities in england alone over the past 20 years**

SETTING THE AGENDA FOR GLOBAL FOOTBALLlearn froM the thought-leaders throughout the industry

board Member

braZil 2014 locChairman

eca

general secretary

all-india fooTball federaTion

Manchester united legend &1966 fifa world CuptM

winner

general secretary

fifaMinister of sport

braZil

Chairman

briTish olympic associaTion

deputy Ceo

2018 fifa world cupTm loc

national team Manager

england

head of football

red bull soccer

executive Committee Member

uefa

brazilian legend and international Manager

ronaldo

daniellorenZ

andreasKufner

Karl-heinZrummenigge

ruudgulliT

TaTjana haenni

Kushaldas

sir bobby charlTon

paulhawKins

ricardoforTe

sTephen nuTTall

jérôme valcKe

piniZahavi

ivangaZidis

aldorebelo

enriQuesanZ

carlosparreira

lordsebasTian coe

alexander djordjadZe

maurícioassumpção

miguelbenTo

claus-peTer mayer

begoÑa sanZ

chrisTianseiferT

paulbreiTner

royhodgson

gérardhoullier

michaelbrown

ginésmeléndeZ

alexhorne

danielcravo

davidgill

Zico

daviddein

marcelopinTo

umberTo gandini

andrewdarT

delivering focused business conTenT for The indusTry’s Key secTors,including:FINANCE/LAW StAdIAPErFOrmANCE

COmmErCIALrIGhtS hOLdErSdIGItAL ANd mEdIA

“soccerex has esTablished iTself as The global leading fooTball conference bringing TogeTher The business of fooTball.”joseph s. blaTTer president, fifa

proposed Topics include:Masters of the transfer Marketfootball and the digital agedelivering Major football tournaMentshow to run a Club suCCessfullythe role of the Manager in Modern footballunderstanding football’s Corporate soCial opportunity

ANd mANY mOrE…

f.c. porTo

bayern munich fc fifaarsenal fc

2015 asian cup loc

The fa

spanish fa

s.c. inTernacional & fluminense f.c.

bundesliga hawK-eye

visa youTube

boTafogo f.c.

adidas

s.l benfica

real madrid

concacafarsenal f.c. &

The fa

ac milan

globo sporTs

chelsea fc

director of legal affairs

international relations

head of women’s Competitions

football agent

Ceoassistant national team

Manager

Ceo

general secretary

national youth teams director

lawyer

Ceo

1974 fifa world CuptM

winner

inventor

global head of sports Marketing and sponsorship

senior director, sports eMea

netherlands legendpresident

vp global sports Marketing, football

Commercial & Marketing director

deputy sales & Marketing Managing director

general secretary former vice-Chairman

organising director

executive director

head of global image rights

jim boyce

fifa

vice-president

rafaelbeniTeZ

braZil

s.s.c. napoli

Manager

NETWORk WITH THE GLOBAL FOOTBALL INDUSTRY

THE IDEAL PLATFORM TOSHOWCASE YOUR ORGANISATION

The ideal forum To do business...

exhibitors at the soCCerex global Convention are positioned at the networking Centre of the football industry’s key buyers

delegates have aCCess to the networking Cafe, the online networking tool, soCCerMatCh and a variety of soCial events to grow their business networks

“during The evenT we forged a new relaTionship wiTh individuals represenTing emerging fooTball marKeTs. india is a counTry where many liverpool fc supporTers reside and we were able To meeT dsK group execuTive direcTor shirish KulKarni and sTarT conversaTions around The launch of a liverpool fc inTernaTional academy in pune, india. The liverpool fc – dsK academy has now officially been announced and we looK forward To worKing wiTh Them on This exciTing newvenTure.”

dan whiTe head of soCCer sChools, liverpool fC

“soccerex was where i sTarTed discussions wiTh my favoriTe fooTball club, liverpool fc, which ulTimaTely led To launching The firsT premier league club-branded residenTial academy in india, liverpool inTernaTional fooTball academy dsK. i wanT To ThanK soccerex for puTTing TogeTher a fanTasTic plaTform for meaningful fooTball discussions and libero sporTs india for inviTing me To be a parT of Their delegaTion To manchesTer and inTroducing me To liverpool fc so i could discuss my academy plans.”

shirish KulKarni exeCutive direCtor,

dsk group

arjowiggins securiTy was chosen as The official licensed TicKeT producer for boTh The fifa confederaTions cup 2013 and The 2014 fifa world cupTm. They have acKnowledged ThaT Their conTinued presence aT soccerex, where They could showcase Their uniQue Technology, definiTely conTribuTed To sTrengThen Their worldwide repuTaTion and paved The way for new business opporTuniTies.

ARJOWIGGINS SECURITY CASE STUDY

ALIGN YOUR BRAND WITH THE GLOBAL FOOTBALL COMMUNITY

DON’T JUST TAkE OUR WORD FOR IT...

the soCCerex global Convention offers a wealth of sponsorship opportunities to inCrease the presenCe of your brand

FrOM extenSIve Market expOSure tO dIrect acceSS tO FOOtball’S key decISIOn MakerS, We can taIlOr yOur SpOnSOr packaGe tO SuIt yOur buSIneSS needS.

NEtWOrkING CAFE drINkS EVENING

“tO be able tO cOMe here and be Seen by everyOne In the InduStry at One tIMe IS truly Invaluable.”chrisTopher pepe viCe-president of global sponsorships, visa

“SOccerex IS FOcuSed arOund netWOrkInG and We haven’t experIenced an event WIth thIS prOFIle beFOre. I belIeve laSt year’S event WaS very pOSItIve and the expectatIOnS FOr the Future are that the event WIll GrOW.”

ricardo di sora forMer sports Marketing Manageradidas

“SOccerex prOvIded McdOnald’S WIth a Great OppOrtunIty tO carry Out creatIve actIvItIeS tO entertaIn the General publIc durInG the FOOtball FeStIval. the enerGy and the excIteMent OF the event, beSIdeS the prOFeSSIOnalISM OF the WhOle SOccerex StaFF, Were deFInItely key FOr the huGe SucceSS We experIenced. We are lOOkInG FOrWard tO beInG part OF the ShOW GOInG FOrWard.”

david grinberg head of sports, latin aMeriCa mcdonald’s

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