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English Premier League club Chelsea’s chief executive Peter Kenyon told a workshop at the international Soccerex forum that “the market place for football talent is now a truly global one” and praised the work of the Doha based Academy for Sports Excellence.

The Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) inaugurated the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) which will welcome more than 1,800 rights-holding broadcasters and 2,000 host broadcaster staff during the Games.

The FIFA Emergency Committee suspend the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation (IRIFF) from all international activity due to government interference in football matters and violation of Article 17 of the FIFA Statutes.

Getty Images was appointed by Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) as official photographer for the 15th Asian Games 2006.

The 15th Asian Games, held in Doha on 1-15 December, will be broadcast live on Eurosport and Eurosport 2. It is the first time the Asian Games, held every four years since 1951, will be shown live in Europe.

MotoGP finalised its 2007 calendar with the season beginning on March 10 in Qatar.

Acid Sport, the French-based company agreed a three-year extension to its consulting deal with Media Partners & Silva.

Rugby union’s premier European club competition, the Heineken Cup, has secured distribution in over 100 countries.

MotoGP chiefs have confirmed Qatar will host the start of next season’s world championship.

Qatar National Bank agreed a sponsorship deal with the Qatar National Olympic Committee (QNOC).

The Kingdom of Bahrain has put itself forward as a candidate to host the 2010 UCI Road Cycling World Championships.

European Tour Productions will produce The Ryder Cup for the first time ever in High Definition format.

Soccerex are delighted to announce a unique panel that will be discussing Global Sponsorship at the 10th Soccerex, to be held at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 26th-28th November 2006.

With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum.

Soccerex is delighted to announce a unique panel that will be discussing Naming Rights at the 10th Soccerex, to be held at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, November 26-28, 2006.

Soccerex, the world's largest business to business football convention, is delighted to announce that subject to Parliamentary commitments, the UK Minister for Sport, Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP will be attending the 10th annual Soccerex convention, held at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 26th-28th November 2006.