University of Salford academic Dr Simon Chadwich is due to give a keynote speech in July at the World Football Forum on ‘New Geography of Football’.
The central theme of the World Football Forum in 2016 is the ‘New Geography of Football’ – the high-growth new markets for the international game.
Leading the pack of emerging football powerhouses of the 21st Century is China, whose football-loving President Xi has prioritized the development of the domestic game, and in doing so is unlocking a vast new market.
The globalisation of football is being felt just as strongly in other new markets – from the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ Host Nations Russia and Qatar, through India and South-East Asia, and across the African continent.
The geography of football is changing fast, and with fresh leadership in the sport’s most senior governing bodies steering the world game in a new direction, the World Football Forum will offer the first chance to chart the opportunities and the challenges ahead for the international football industry.
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