Sports summit to hear soccer World Cup insights

Sunday, 22 Nov, 2012 0

Hosting the football World Cup will be at the top of the agenda when sports leaders from around the world gather in Dubai for a landmark sporting summit.

South Africa 2010 and Russia 2018 will be represented at the Host Cities summit – being held on December 4 and 5.

Danny Jordaan, vice president of the South African Football Association, will talk about taking the tournament to Africa for the first time and what it takes to make a successful World Cup.

He will be joined by Alexey Sorokin, CEO of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee in Russia, who will offer insight into how his country won the bidding race.

Host Cities will also welcome leading sports administrators from golf’s European Tour, the International Cricket Council and the US Tennis Association.



 

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