Tag: Soccerex

• Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 21:51 UTC

  Fears of 2014 World Cup disruptions resurface as major football conference is called off by Rio authorities

  

  Fears about disruption to next year's World Cup have been raised after the key global football conference Soccerex was cancelled for disputed reasons. Soccerex organizers said Rio de Janeiro's state government had called off next month's event due to concerns about “ongoing civil unrest” in Brazil.