Soccerex 2007 Testimonials

"Soccerex 2007 shows that the event has firmly established itself as a global convention dedicated to the professional football environment".
Joseph S. Blatter, FIFA President

"As part of a team making the 2018 bid, it's fantastic - I can see more people here in two days, than I could in six months, clocking up the air miles. Soccerex provides a great platform for all elements of the football world to display their wares - I'm proud it's a British company"
Richard Caborn MP, England's 2018 World Cup Bid Ambassador

"As a goodwill ambassador to Unicef, it was important for me to attend Soccerex, so that I can network with the football industry. It is imperative that when the business of football convenes, debating the biggest issues, that educating children through sport is high on the agenda"
Marcel Desailly, Former French International & World Cup Winner

Click on the links to below to view testimonials from accross all sectors in the football industry:

Football Clubs
Federations & Leagues
Sponsors
Stadia
Media
Law & Finance
Licensing
Player Development

Football Clubs
"The future for football clubs is international growth and Soccerex is the best platform to build connections and open new business. The right level of people, the right topics, the speed networking and the excellent support from the Soccerex organisation - it's an excellent platform for us to do business"
Javier Munoa, International Business Director, FC Barcelona

"It's been interesting as a football club to come to Soccerex and meet people from the African market who offer new products and solutions we wouldn't have seen otherwise - it's been very useful"
Ian Ayre, Commercial Director, Liverpool FC

"This has been a fantastic occasion to present the plans for our new stadium to the global football community"
Pedro Tomas, General Director, RCD Espanyol

Federations & Leagues
"It's an incredible event. I've been struck by the size and magnitude of Soccerex and am really impressed by the attendance of senior people within the football industry and the significant faces from the game. The exhibition hall has vast scope of products and services and it's very important to be here ahead of the World Cup - it's the place to be"
Adrian Bevington, Director of Communications, The FA

"I've been coming to Soccerex for more than 10 years now and I am delighted it is bringing the world of football to Johannesburg. Soccerex is an important part of the business of international football and makes a huge contribution to the growth and development of the game"
Danny Jordaan, CEO, South Africa LOC, 2010 FIFA World Cup

"Soccerex has proven to be an effective and efficient way for us to expand our business network. As a result of meetings we have held and contacts we have made at Soccerex, we have been able to drive our business forward."
Nelson Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Major League Soccer

Sponsors       Back to the top
"There's a really good vibe at the Betfair Networking Cafe people can come, sit and do business. We've had a couple of organised events there as well, which have been very well attended, and created great networking opportunities."
Paul Witten, Director of Football, Betfair

"I have found Soccerex to be unbelievably exciting. I was impressed by the number of delegates here and the exhibition hall is huge. You can truly say that Soccerex has met the standard that everybody expects."
Johan Jervoe, Corporate Vice President, Global Marketing, McDonald's

Stadia       Back to the top
"Soccerex brings the world of Football together. Everybody is here, who is involved in the game of soccer, from top to bottom. As a result it is a great networking opportunity, purely from a business perspective, for clubs, associations, venue owners, operators, suppliers, event organisers and the world's media, related to the game of soccer. This is the perfect platform and I don't think there is anything like it in the world."
U. Balasubramaniam, CEO, Dubai Sports City

"I have been to every Soccerex and it gets bigger and better each year. The quality of delegates also gets better which is very important. As much as we put in we get out."
Barry Lowe, Principal, HOK Sport

Media       Back to the top
"Soccerex 2007 has been as good as every other year. It is packed with very useful business contacts and the people we need to meet"
Charles-Henry Contamine, Head of New Media, FIFA Marketing & TV AG

"Soccerex will give South Africa an international platform to showcase the country as destination for investment and major events."
Bill Wilson, Business Reporter, BBC News

Law & Finance       Back to the top
"Soccerex has a global soccer network. If you're connected with the football world, in any shape or form, technology, advertising, PR, stadia, broadcasting, you have to be here. This is the world's number one football business event."
Terry Neill, Business Devlopment Consultant, Hextalls Sport

"Soccerex events represent an excellent networking opportunity"
Dan Jones, Partner, Deloitte & Touche

Licensing       Back to the top
"As a brand we attend Soccerex every year to meet the key decision makers from Governing Bodies, Federations, Leagues and Players - everyone we need to license gaming content."
Scott Garrod, European Licensing Manager, Konami Digital Entertainment

"I find it fantastic in the sense that you can do a months work in a day here. It saves me so much time in terms of travel, phone calls, pinning people down: everybody in one place at the one time, that's been the big benefit for me."
Graham Bartlett, Head of Business Affairs & Licensing, UEFA

Player Development       Back to the top
"I am truly amazed about Soccerex's commitment and professionalism"
Larry Ashagbe, Partner, Pepsi Football Academy, Nigeria

"Soccerex provides the opportunity to meet many football teams, from across Europe and the World, we simply had to be here."
Darren Campbell, Co-owner, Pro athlete supplementation