DSC announces packed events

Dubai Sports Council (DSC) has announced many of the world’s leading sports stars will be joining Expo 2020 Dubai to promote their countries on the global stage and participate in numerous sporting events organised throughout the next six months.

DSC, along with its partners, has collaborated with Expo 2020 to organise several sporting activities and events on the sidelines of the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, which kicks off on October 1.

The Council said that the 16th Dubai International Sports Conference (DISC) — a Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative — and the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards will take place during Expo 2020. One of football’s main brainstorming platforms, DISC will bring the sport’s top names together to discuss challenges facing the ever-evolving world of football and deliberate ways to develop and enrich the sport at the domestic, regional and international level.

International speakers

Since its launch in 2006, DISC has welcomed more than 400 international and national speakers and moderators, including some of the biggest names in football such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Expo 2020 ambassador Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane and the late Diego Maradona.

DSC has also confirmed that the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award ceremony will also take place at Expo 2020 on 9 January, 2022.

The Council said that the 16th DISC and the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards will take place during Expo 2020.