Juve legend Del Piero confirms for Dubai

Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero is the latest high-profile footballer who has confirmed his presence for the Dubai Sports Council (DSC)-organised 6th Dubai International Sports Conference to be held on December 28-29.

“To have a player of the stature of Del Piero with us for two full days is a dream for every delegate attending the conference,” said Mohammad Al Kamali, Member, DSC Executive Office and Chairman of the Professionalism and Development Committee.

Titled 'Football Companies…Current and Future Trends', the sixth edition of this popular sports forum has already lined up an attractive field of speakers with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo being among the last to confirm his attendance.

“Ronaldo has shown why he is the most valued striker in the world after scoring yet another hat-trick in their 6-2 win against Sevilla over the weekend. And to have Del Piero joining the Portuguese star in sharing their experiences on their lives as a professional is every footballer’s dream,” Al Kamali said.

Del Piero, who last month celebrated his 37th birthday, is considered one of the greatest living footballers named on FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by the legendary Pele as part the world governing body’s centenary celebrations.

The captain of Juventus, was also voted in the list of best European players for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll.

But perhaps what sets Del Piero apart is his gentlemanly conduct on and off the field, an aspect that has not gone unnoticed as he has been presented with at least three awards in Italy for gentlemanly conduct along with the 'Golden Foot' award which pertains to personality and playing ability.

“Del Piero is definitely a valuable addition to our list of speakers,” Al Kamali said.

The DSC has been working tirelessly to confirm a list of some of the top personalities in the world of football who will attend the two-day conference to debate the current and future trends in the sport.

Among those who will be attending are FC Barcelona President Sandro Rosell, FC Porto Chairman Pinto da Costa, Arsenal FC’s Chief Commercial Officer Tom Fox, ex-Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon, AS Roma’s General Manager Franco Baldini and players’ agent Giovanni Branchini, in his capacity as Vice-President of the European Players’ Union.

The annual conference, to be held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman, DSC, is one of the blue ribbon events organised by the DSC in an attempt to further hasten the process of professionalism among clubs in Dubai.

The organisational process for the conference was launched earlier this year with Mattar Al Tayer, Deputy Chairman, DSC, issuing a resolution to form the Organising Committee for the Conference headed by Mohammed Al Kamali along with Dr. Khalid Ali bin Zayed, the Head of Special Sports Committee, as Deputy Chairman of the Committee and Dr. Aisha Bu Sumait as Conference Director.
 

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