FIFA President Gianni Infantino will deliver the keynote address at Sunday’s Dubai International Sports Conference, which also features “El Don” Cristiano Ronaldo, Spain and Real Madrid goalkeeping legend Iker Casillas, and Bayern Munich hitman Robert Lewandowski.
A Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative, this year’s Dubai International Sports Conference is taking place on December 27 at Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa, under the theme “Football at the Top”.
Organised under the patronage of H.H. Shaikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, by Dubai Sports Council, the Conference has been bringing football’s top stakeholders together since 2006 for extensive discussions on ways to develop and enrich the sport at the domestic, regional and international level, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
After Infantino’s keynote, the three stars – Ronaldo, Casillas and Lewandowski – will take the stage to talk about their respective journeys to the top in their glittering careers. Lewandowski and Casillas will be making their first appearance at the Conference, while Ronaldo has been a regular participant.