* Aspire Academy and FIFA kick off the 8th Global Summit with high profile FIFA guests David Beckham and Wenger
Aspire Academy kicked off its 8th Global Summit in Doha Monday, this time in collaboration with FIFA with a line-up of high-profile guests including football legends David Beckham and Arsene Wenger.
The two-day Global Summit at Aspire Academy’s Football Performance Center brings together delegates to share their knowledge, experience and research in football performance and science.
For the second time since its establishment in 2014, the Aspire Academy Global Summit is being held in person on home soil. With just 48 days before Qatar hosts the World Cup this is a special edition with representatives from all 32 teams qualified for the World Cup, joined by more than 50 members of the Aspire in the World Fellows, which includes some of the biggest clubs in global football, several national football associations as well as leagues.
In his welcoming comments, Aspire Academy’s Director General Ivan Bravo highlighted the importance of youth development in football saying it is one of the key building blocks towards the pinnacle of the sport - the World Cup. Bravo pointed out that the Summit is being hosted at the Football Performance Centre where Aspire Academy and the Qatar Football Association (QFA) converge.
The two-day Global Summit at Aspire Academy’s Football Performance Center brings together delegates to share their knowledge, experience and research in football performance and science.
Aspire Academy’s Director General Ivan Bravo with FIFA's Global Chief of Football Development Arsene Wenger.
For the second time since its establishment in 2014, the Aspire Academy Global Summit is being held in person on home soil. With just 48 days before Qatar hosts the World Cup this is a special edition with representatives from all 32 teams qualified for the World Cup, joined by more than 50 members of the Aspire in the World Fellows, which includes some of the biggest clubs in global football, several national football associations as well as leagues.
In his welcoming comments, Aspire Academy’s Director General Ivan Bravo highlighted the importance of youth development in football saying it is one of the key building blocks towards the pinnacle of the sport - the World Cup. Bravo pointed out that the Summit is being hosted at the Football Performance Centre where Aspire Academy and the Qatar Football Association (QFA) converge.