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Qatar 2022 agrees year-long Soccerex deal

The Qatar Bid Committee for the football World Cup in 2022 has signed up to all remaining Soccerex events for 2010 following a successful participation at last year’s Soccerex Global Convention in South Africa and the recent Soccerex European Forum in Manchester.

Qatar will take a significant presence throughout 2010 at the Soccerex Asian Forum (28-29 July, Singapore) and the Soccerex Global Convention (20-24 November, Rio de Janeiro).

The latter conference is being held just weeks before the final announcement on who will host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.

“We are delighted to sign a cross-event deal with such a progressive bid committee and will continue to provide them with platforms around the world to promote their FIFA World Cup bid”, said Duncan Revie, Soccerex CEO.

Nasser Al Khater, Communications Director for the Qatar 2022 Bid Committee, added: “Soccerex’s global portfolio and concentration of events in 2010 makes this deal an important part of our promotional strategy”.

The inaugural Soccerex Asian Forum takes place at Singapore’s Raffles City Convention Centre. For further information visit www.soccerex.com/asia or call +44 (0)208742 7100.