FAM Urges Local Football Leaders To Learn From WFS Asia

PETALING JAYA (Selangor, Malaysia) April 29 (Bernama) -- The football fraternity in Malaysia has been urged to take full advantage of the presence of football movers and shakers at the World Football Summit (WFS) Asia here to develop the game in the country. Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Hamidin Mohd Amin said the inaugural two-day Asian summit is an opportunity for FAM affiliates to update themselves on the latest trends and issues. “I urge my fellow football leaders in Malaysia to exchange views with those present and gather as much information as possible in order to update ourselves with the latest trends and issues. “By having the summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Asia will benefit substantially as the best minds are gathered and can be accessible to each other for the first time on a big-scale summit on these shores,” he said in his opening address Monday. This is the first time WFS is held outside Europe, following three successful editions held in Madrid. “The feedback from the previous editions of the summit has been very positive. Personally, having been to the World Football Summit in Madrid on two occasions, I feel the dialogues and round-table discussions were valuable and good eye-openers. “Whether the topics centre on financial management, a taxation mechanism to correspond with today’s football commercialism or contractual disputes, the summit is the place to be for all football leaders,” he added. WFS Asia, which aims to be the most prominent international event for the Asian football industry, is seen as the ideal platform for the football fraternity and the captains of industry to establish networking. “As the president of FAM, I wish to be enlightened on the ways and means of unlocking the new investment opportunities for football development through new sponsorship revenues. “I am certain most in the audience would appreciate knowing how crucial augmented and virtual reality is in Monday’s game or how big data can be explored further. “I wish to again thank the organisers of the World Football Summit Asia for having chosen Kuala Lumpur as the host. I hope this is not the first and the last,” he said. More than 2,000 people from 100 countries are gathered at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre for WFS Asia, which will feature over 60 speakers. More than 30 representatives of FAM’s affiliates have registered to attend WFS Asia. -- BERNAMA